castellan noun.
['kastǝlǝn] Also
castellane. See also
CASTILIAN noun2.
LME.[Old Northern French castelain (mod. châtelain) from medieval Latin castellanus use as noun of Latin adjective, from castellum fortified place: see CASTLE noun1, -AN, and cf. CHATELAIN. In sense 2 from medieval Latin.]1. Hist. The governor of a castle.
LME.2. =
CASTILIAN noun2.
Scot. E16-E17. ■ castellany noun the office or jurisdiction of a castellan; the territory subject to a castellan:
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