castellated

castellated · adjective¹

1. Medieval Latin · derived fromcastellātus“fortified, castellate”
2. English todaycastellated

From Medieval Latin castellātus (“fortified, castellate”) + -ed (forming past participles). Equivalent to the past participle of castellate but attested earlier than other uses of the verb.

castellated · adjective²

1. Medieval Latin · derived fromcastellum“cistern”
2. English todaycastellated

From Medieval Latin castellum (“cistern”).

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