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chat⋅e⋅lain

  [shat-l-eyn; Fr. shahtuh-lan]
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–noun, plural chat⋅e⋅lains  [shat-l-eynz; Fr. shahtuh-lan] .
a castellan.
Origin:
< MF < L castellānus castellan
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chat·e·lain   (shāt'l-ān')   
n.  The master of a castle; a castellan.

[Middle English chatelein, from Old French chastelain, from Latin castellānus, from castellum, castle; see castle.]
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