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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Castellan

· Cas·tel·lan · IPA /ˈkæstələn/

01 n. A governor or warden of a castle.

[OF. castelain, F. châtelain, 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.]

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A governor or warden of a castle.

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