English Dictionary: Castellan | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Castellan \Cas"tel*lan\, n. [OF. castelain, F. ch[83]telain, L. castellanus pertaining to a castle, an occupant of a caste, LL., a governor of a castle, fr. L. castellum castle, citadel, dim. of castrum fortified place. See {Castle}, and cf. {Chatelaine}.] A governor or warden of a castle. |