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chastelain Obs. exc. Hist.|ˈtʃɑːstəleɪn, -æ-|
Forms: 5 chastelyn, chastlayne, 5–6 chasteleyne, 7 chastellan, 8–9 -lain, 9 chastelain. See also castellan, chatelain.
[In ME. chasteleyn, a. OF. chastelain:—L. castellān-us castellan.]
The governor or keeper of a castle; = castellan.
c1400Rom. Rose 6330 Now am I knyght, now chasteleyne. c1440Generydes 1520 Furth in his waye goth now the Chastelyn. 1494Fabyan vii. 463 The chasteleyne of Beauuays. 1614Selden Titles Hon. 249 In the Territorie of Cracow, the Chastellan is before the Palatin. 1795Southey Joan Arc. x. 277 Chastellains. 1852C. M. Yonge Cameos (1876) II. ii. 15 The chastelain offered to set his prisoner free. |