"castellan" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkæstələn/, /ˈkæstɪlən/ Forms: castellans [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English castelain, from Old French castelain (compare modern châtelain), from Latin castellanus (“pertaining to a castle, an occupant of a castle, or a governor of a castle”), from castellum castle, citadel, diminutive of castrum fortified place. See castle. Doublet of Castilian, castellano, castellanus, and chatelain and compare chatelaine. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|castelain}} Middle English castelain, {{der|en|fro|castelain}} Old French castelain, {{der|en|la|castellanus||pertaining to a castle, an occupant of a castle, or a governor of a castle}} Latin castellanus (“pertaining to a castle, an occupant of a castle, or a governor of a castle”), {{doublet|en|Castilian|castellano|castellanus|chatelain}} Doublet of Castilian, castellano, castellanus, and chatelain Head templates: {{en-noun}} castellan (plural castellans)
  1. (obsolete) A feudal lord with a fortified manor. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Feudalism, Leaders, Occupations Hypernyms (lord): lord, feudal lord, lord of the manor
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  2. (chiefly historical) The governor or caretaker entrusted to oversee a castle or keep for its lord. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Occupations, People Translations (governor or caretaker of a castle or keep): kështjellar [masculine] (Albanian), حَاكِم قَلْعَة (ḥākim qalʕa) [masculine] (Arabic), حَاكِم قِلْعَة (ḥākim qilʕa) [masculine] (Arabic), кашталя́н (kaštalján) [masculine] (Belarusian), управи́тел на за́мък (upravítel na zámǎk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), кастела́н (kastelán) [masculine] (Bulgarian), castellà [masculine] (Catalan), castlà [masculine] (Catalan), 城主 (chéngzhǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), kastelán [masculine] (Czech), kastellan [common-gender] (Danish), kastelein [masculine] (Dutch), kastellaan (Estonian), linnanherra (Finnish), châtelain [masculine] (French), cjastelan [masculine] (Friulian), casteleiro [masculine] (Galician), Kastellan [masculine] (German), καστελάνος (kastelános) [masculine] (Greek), πυργοδεσπότης (pyrgodespótis) [masculine] (Greek), várnagy (Hungarian), حاکِمِ قَلْعِه (hâkem-e ğal'e) (Iranian Persian), castellano [masculine] (Italian), 城主 (jōshu) (alt: じょうしゅ) (Japanese), 성주 (seongju) (alt: 城主) (Korean), कॅस्टेलन (kĕsṭelan) [masculine] (Marathi), kasztelan [masculine] (Polish), castelão [masculine] (Portuguese), castelan [masculine] (Romanian), кастеля́н (kastelján) [masculine] (Russian), кастѐла̄н [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), kastèlān [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), kastelán [masculine] (Slovak), kastelan [masculine] (Slovene), castellano [masculine] (Spanish), kastellan [common-gender] (Swedish), каштеля́н (kaštelján) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-castellan-en-noun-a4NMGX4s Disambiguation of Occupations: 48 52 Disambiguation of People: 43 57 Disambiguation of 'governor or caretaker of a castle or keep': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chatelain Derived forms: castellanship, castellany, castellate

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
          "word": "حاکِمِ قَلْعِه"
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          "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
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          "word": "castelão"
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    "Terms with Dutch translations",
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    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Friulian translations",
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    "Terms with Greek translations",
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    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
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      "code": "sq",
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      "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
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      "word": "حَاكِم قَلْعَة"
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    },
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      "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
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      "word": "castellà"
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      "word": "castlà"
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      "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
      "word": "城主"
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      "word": "kastelán"
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      "word": "kastellan"
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      "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
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      "word": "kastelein"
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
      "word": "kastellaan"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
      "word": "linnanherra"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "châtelain"
    },
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      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "cjastelan"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "casteleiro"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kastellan"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "καστελάνος"
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "pyrgodespótis",
      "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "πυργοδεσπότης"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
      "word": "várnagy"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "castellano"
    },
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      "alt": "じょうしゅ",
      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "jōshu",
      "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
      "word": "城主"
    },
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      "alt": "城主",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "seongju",
      "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
      "word": "성주"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "kĕsṭelan",
      "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "कॅस्टेलन"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "roman": "hâkem-e ğal'e",
      "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
      "word": "حاکِمِ قَلْعِه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kasztelan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "castelão"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "castelan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kastelján",
      "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кастеля́н"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кастѐла̄н"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kastèlān"
    },
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kastelán"
    },
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      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "kastelan"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "castellano"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kastellan"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kaštelján",
      "sense": "governor or caretaker of a castle or keep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "каштеля́н"
    }
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}

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