"castellum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: castella [plural], castellums [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin castellum. Doublet of cashel, castell, castle, and château. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|castellum}} Learned borrowing from Latin castellum, {{doublet|en|cashel|castell|castle|château}} Doublet of cashel, castell, castle, and château Head templates: {{en-noun|castella|s}} castellum (plural castella or castellums)
  1. (historical) A small Roman detached fort or fortlet used as a watch tower or signal station. Wikipedia link: castellum Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-castellum-en-noun-ar98fvp5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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