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castellan definition

cas·tel·lan (kas′tə lən)

noun

the warden or governor of a castle

Etymology: ME & Anglo-Fr castellain < ML castellanus, keeper of a castle (L, of a castle) < L castellum, castle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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