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castellany
[ kas-tl-ey-nee ]
noun
, plural cas·tel·la·nies.
- the rank, office, or jurisdiction of a castellan.
- the land belonging to a castle.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of castellany1
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Example Sentences
Ten, twenty, thirty bands of Burgundians were ravaging the castellany of Vaucouleurs, laying it waste with fire and sword.
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On the march, as was his custom, Antoine de Vergy laid waste all the villages of the castellany with fire and sword.
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In 1424, the duchy of Touraine with all its dependencies, except the castellany of Chinon, had come into her possession.
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It was the work of Peter van Steenkiste the smith, who lived in the castellany of Courtrai.
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My castellany of Poissy has brought me in nothing this year.
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