chatelain

[ shat-l-eyn; French shahtuh-lan ]

noun

, plural chat·e·lains [shat, -l-eynz, shaht, uh, -, lan].

1. a castellan.

chatelain

/ ʃɑtlɛ̃; ˈʃætəˌleɪn /

noun

1. the keeper or governor of a castle

Word History and Origins

Origin of chatelain¹

< Middle French < Latin castellānus castellan

Word History and Origins

Origin of chatelain¹

C16: from French, from Latin castellānus occupant of a castle

Example Sentences

Cyrielle Chatelain, a French lawmaker who represents the mountainous Isère region and leads a group of environmentalist parties in Parliament, said that it was wrong to say that “all farmers are angry with the Greens.”

From New York Times

But in Isère, Ms. Chatelain said, no bird would nest in a hedge on March 15 because the hedge is still frozen.

From New York Times

And as historian Dr. Marcia Chatelain explains in the most recent episode of our podcast, "What You're Eating, "there was nothing inevitable about our relationship to any marketplace.

From Salon

The resulting relationship between those fast food restaurants and the Black community is complex and as Dr. Chatelain details in her Pulitzer Prize-winning 2020 book, "Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America," there are specific historical reasons for this.

From Salon

As Chatelain explains in her book and in the episode, however, that success had hard limits within the company's corporate structure and the expansion of the franchises within communities of color staked the financial gains of franchise ownership starkly against job opportunities, wage growth and health within the wider community.

From Salon