castellany

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castellany

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From Medieval Latin castellania, from Latin castellānus. Doublet of chatellany.

noun castellanies

historical The office of a castellan, the lordship of a castle. The complaints and remonstrances of the Communes were loud and indignant, and they demanded the restitution of the castellanies of Lille and Douai, which had been wrested from them by force and treachery.
historical The jurisdiction of a castellan, the district controled by a castle. Inhabitants of the castellany of Bytom were classified according to status, ethnicity, and implicitly geographic mobility and recent resettlement.
Similar: castellate, castlery

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@misc{castellany_2026,
  title = {castellany},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/castellany},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}