castellany
Americannoun
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castellanies
plural
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the rank, office, or jurisdiction of a castellan.
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the land belonging to a castle.
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Etymology
Origin of castellany
Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at castellan, -y 3
Example Sentences
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"My castellany of Poissy has brought me in nothing this year."
From Notre-Dame De Paris by Isabel Florence Hapgood
Early in the thirteenth century, during the reign of King John, they held the lordship of Fontaine-le-Henri conjointly with the castellany of Tilly.
From Architectural Antiquities of Normandy by John Sell Cotman
For the victorious faction, naturally but unwisely, took all power for themselves, and filled every sheriffdom, castellany and judicial office with their own firm friends.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various
The new castellan conducted himself so well and prudently than in less than fourteen days he wasted all the revenue of his castellany for three whole years.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction by Arthur Mee
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