chatelain

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chat·e·lain

C0259700 (shăt′l-ān′)n. The master of a castle; a castellan.
[Middle English chatelein, from Old French chastelain, from Latin castellānus, from castellum, castle; see castle.]

chatelain

(ˈʃætəˌleɪn; French ʃɑtlɛ̃) n (Historical Terms) the keeper or governor of a castle[C16: from French, from Latin castellānus occupant of a castle]

cas•tel•lan

(ˈkæs tl n, kæˈstɛl ən)

n. the governor of a castle. [1350–1400; < Old North French < Latin castellānus occupant of a fortress]