castellan

[kas-tl-n, ka-stel-uhn]

noun

1. the governor of a castle.

castellan

/ ˈkæstɪlən /

noun

1. Also called: chatelain. rare,  a keeper or governor of a castle

Other Word Forms

• castellanship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of castellan¹

1350–1400; < Medieval Latin castellānus (noun) governor, occupant of a castle, (adj.) of a castle ( Latin: of a fortress), equivalent to castell ( um ) castellum, castle + -ānus -an; replacing Middle English castelain < Old North French < Latin, as above

Word History and Origins

Origin of castellan¹

C14: from Latin castellānus, from castellum _castle