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noun
1.
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
2.
the chief and strongest part of the fortifications of a medieval city.
3.
a strongly fortified, permanently garrisoned stronghold.
4.
a large and stately residence, especially one, with high walls and towers, that imitates the form of a medieval castle.
5.
EXPANDany place providing security and privacy: It may be small, but my home is my castle.
6.
COLLAPSEChess. the rook.
verb (used with object)
7.
to place or enclose in or as in a castle.
8.
Chess. to move (the king) in castling.
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verb (used without object) Chess.
9.
to move the king two squares horizontally and bring the appropriate rook to the square the king has passed over.
10.
(of the king) to be moved in this manner.
Related forms
cas·tle·like, adjective
un·cas·tled, adjective
Synonyms
1. fortress, citadel. 4. palace, château.
1. fortress, citadel. 4. palace, château.
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Word Origin & History
castle
late O.E. castel, from O.N.Fr. castel, from L. castellum "fortified village," dim. of castrum "fort;" cognate with O.Ir. cather, Welsh caer "town" (and perhaps related to castrare "cut off"). This word had come to O.E. as ceaster and formed the -caster and -chester in place names. Sp. alcazar "castle"
EXPANDis from Arabic al-qasr, from L. castrum. The move in chess is recorded under this name from 1656. In early bibles, castle was used to translate Gk. kome "village," causing much confusion. Castles in Spain translated a 14c. Fr. term (the imaginary castles sometimes stood in Asia or Albania) and probably reflects the hopes of landless knights to establish themselves abroad.
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