castellum

[ ka-stel-uhm ]

/ kæˈstɛl əm /

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noun, plural cas·tel·li

[ka-stel-ahy]. /kæˈstɛl aɪ/. Archaeology.

a small isolated fortress, or one of a series of such fortresses, of the ancient Romans.

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Origin of castellum

<Latin: fortified settlement, fortress <*casterlom<*castṛlom<*castrelom, equivalent to castr(a) (neuter plural) fortified camp + *-elom diminutive suffix; see -ule, -elle

Words nearby castellum

castellated, castellated beam, castellated nut, castellatus, Castellón de la Plana, castellum, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Castelo Branco, Castelvetro, caste mark, caster

How to use castellum in a sentence

On a jutting crag of rock, in plain view from the town below, is an ancient Roman castellum.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car|Francis Miltoun
Every castle that they took was burned and destroyed, like Sir Ingelric's castellum at Speen.
A Legend of Reading Abbey|Charles MacFarlane
In the north-east s before t is still retained—Walloon chestai (chteau, castellum), fiess (fte).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language"|Various
Arrayed in the closest order, they presented to an advancing enemy the aspect of a living rampart ('quasi castellum').
Feudal England -- Historical Studies On The Eleventh And Twelfth Centuries|J.H. Round

Had he not stumbled at the outset over that 'quasi castellum', he might never have erected that 'ingenious but baseless fabric'.
Feudal England -- Historical Studies On The Eleventh And Twelfth Centuries|J.H. Round