castellany

[ kas-tl-ey-nee ]

noun

, plural cas·tel·la·nies.

1. the rank, office, or jurisdiction of a castellan.
2. the land belonging to a castle.

Word History and Origins

Origin of castellany¹

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; castellan, -y ³

Example Sentences

Ten, twenty, thirty bands of Burgundians were ravaging the castellany of Vaucouleurs, laying it waste with fire and sword.

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On the march, as was his custom, Antoine de Vergy laid waste all the villages of the castellany with fire and sword.

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In 1424, the duchy of Touraine with all its dependencies, except the castellany of Chinon, had come into her possession.

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It was the work of Peter van Steenkiste the smith, who lived in the castellany of Courtrai.

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My castellany of Poissy has brought me in nothing this year.

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