chatelainn.
/ˈʃɑːtəleɪn//ˈʃatəleɪn/ = chastelain n., castellan n. (Obsolete as an English title.)
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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > local or district governor > [noun] > governor of castle and its district
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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > one who looks after > guardian or custodian > custodian of building > of a castle
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c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) cxxxiii. 493 Then the chatelyne of ye toune came to huon.
1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. lxv. 87 Therle of Mountfort entred into the castell..and receyued the feaultie of all the men of that Chatelayne.
1643 W. Prynne Soveraigne Power Parl. ii. 17 The foure Chatelaines..of the Castles of Northampton, Kenelworth, Nottingham, and Scarborough.
1822 Ld. Byron Werner i. i. 340 The Chatelains must keep Their Castle walls.
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