Castellan Definition

kăstə-lən
noun
The warden or governor of a castle.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Castellan

Noun

Singular:
castellan
Plural:
castellans

Origin of Castellan

  • Old French castelain, French châtelain, Latin castellanus pertaining to a castle, an occupant of a castle, Latin, a governor of a castle, from Latin castellum castle, citadel, diminutive of castrum fortified place. See castle and compare chatelaine.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English castelain from Norman French from Medieval Latin castellānus from Latin of a fortress from castellum stronghold castle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Castellan Sentence Examples

  • Shortly afterwards Zolkiewski was made castellan.

  • Meanwhile Dozsa had captured the city and fortress of Csanad, and signalized his victory by impaling the bishop and the castellan.

  • The translation was executed by Jan Koszycki, as the printer informs us in the preface, and the work is dedicated to Anna Wojnicka, the wife of a castellan.

  • Educated at Grojec and Cracow, he began life as a tutor to the family of Andrew Tenczynski, castellan of Cracow, and, some years later, after a visit to Vienna, took orders, and from 1563 was attached to the cathedral church of Lemberg.

  • The small barons were completely reduced to submission, whilst the greater feudatories could often appoint a castellan to their own castles only after he had taken an oath to the king.

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