castellan

[ kas-tl-n, ka-stel-uhn ]

noun

1. the governor of a castle.

castellan

/ ˈkæstɪlən /

noun

1. rare.
   a keeper or governor of a castle Also calledchatelain

Other Words From

• castel·lan·ship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of castellan¹

1350–1400; < Medieval Latin castellānus (noun) governor, occupant of a castle, (adj.) of a castle ( Latin: of a fortress), equivalent to castell ( um ) castellum, castle + -ānus -an; replacing Middle English castelain < Old North French < Latin, as above

Word History and Origins

Origin of castellan¹

C14: from Latin castellānus, from castellum castle

Example Sentences

“The heat warnings are out in parts of BC and the Northwest Territories, and we do see that continuing for the foreseeable future with very extreme or anomalous heat in both Yukon and NWT and even a lot of the western parts of Nunavut,” said Armel Castellan, a warning preparedness meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada.

From Seattle Times

Luke Castellan held her hand, pulling her along.

From Literature

“This one claims she’s leading you to a victory. She’s lying. The last time she was in the mortal world, Kelli was in charge of keeping my friend Luke Castellan faithful to Kronos. In the end, Luke rejected him. He gave his life to expel Kronos. The Titans lost because Kelli failed. Now Kelli wants to lead you to another disaster.”

From Literature

Percy was pretty sure Kelli had had a thing for Luke Castellan.

From Literature

Most painful of all: Luke Castellan.

From Literature