castlet

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/ˈkæslət//ˈkɑːslət/

noun

A small castle.

OriginMiddle English castelet ← Old French castelet →
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Meanings

nouncastlet (plural castlets)

plural castlets · alternative castelet · alternative castellet · alternative castlelet

  1. A small castle.

    And an halfe Mile lower it leaveth Fulbroke Parke and Castlet on the right

    a. 1559, John Leland, Itineraries

Origin

  1. Old Frenchcastelet
  2. Middle Englishcastelet
  3. Englishcastlet

From Middle English castelet, from Old French castelet, northern form of chastelet. Equivalent to castle + -et. Compare French châtelet, Italian castelletto.

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castlet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/castlet

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