castellany
[ kas-tl-ey-nee ]
noun,plural cas·tel·la·nies.
the rank, office, or jurisdiction of a castellan.
the land belonging to a castle.
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How to use castellany in a sentence
Ten, twenty, thirty bands of Burgundians were ravaging the castellany of Vaucouleurs, laying it waste with fire and sword.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2) | Anatole FranceOn the march, as was his custom, Antoine de Vergy laid waste all the villages of the castellany with fire and sword.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2) | Anatole FranceIn 1424, the duchy of Touraine with all its dependencies, except the castellany of Chinon, had come into her possession.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2) | Anatole FranceIt was the work of Peter van Steenkiste the smith, who lived in the castellany of Courtrai.
The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Vol. II (of 2) | Charles de CosterMy castellany of Poissy has brought me in nothing this year.
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