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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cas•tel•lan (kas′tl n, ka stel′ən),USA pronunciation n. - Governmentthe governor of a castle.
- Latin, as above
- Old North French
- Medieval Latin castellānus (noun, nominal) governor, occupant of a castle, (adjective, adjectival) of a castle (Latin: of a fortress), equivalent. to castell(um) castellum, castle + -ānus -an; replacing Middle English castelain
- 1350–1400
cas′tel•lan•ship′, n. |