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castellan

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cas⋅tel⋅lan

  [kas-tl-n, ka-stel-uhn]
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–noun
the governor of a castle.
Origin:
1350–1400; < ML castellānus (n.) governor, occupant of a castle, (adj.) of a castle (L: of a fortress), equiv. to castell(um) castellum, castle + -ānus -an; r. ME castelain < ONF < L, as above

Related forms:
cas⋅tel⋅lan⋅ship, noun
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cas·tel·lan   (kās'tə-lən)   
n.  The keeper or governor of a castle.

[Middle English castelain, from Norman French, from Medieval Latin castellānus, from Latin, of a fortress, from castellum, stronghold; see castle.]
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