chatelain
a castellan.
Origin of chatelain
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How to use chatelain in a sentence
Evidently the chatelain used to enter by climbing up through Villeneuve-Loubet as we had done.
Riviera Towns | Herbert Adams GibbonsMonsieur le Maire told us that the chatelain came often, and never forgot to invite him to meet the guests at the castle.
Riviera Towns | Herbert Adams GibbonsIn the next scene we are treated to a small specimen of M. de chatelain's genius as an emendator of Shakespeare.
Her father was sent for first of all, and he came to court in handsome style, like a great lord and a chatelain.
Four Arthurian Romances | Chretien DeTroyesHer eyes were cast down, her little slipper tapped the lawn, and her fingers played nervously with her chatelain.
The Man from Archangel | A. Conan Doyle
British Dictionary definitions for chatelain
/ (ˈʃætəˌleɪn, French ʃɑtlɛ̃) /
the keeper or governor of a castle
Origin of chatelain
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