chatelain

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/ˈʃætəleɪn//ʃætəˈleɪn/

noun

Synonym of castellan: the lord of a castle; a caretaker entrusted to oversee a castle for its lord.

Similar
castellan
OriginMiddle English chateleyn ← Middle French chatelaine ← Old French chastelein →
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Meanings

chatelain1

nounchatelain (plural chatelains)

plural chatelains · alternative châtelain

  1. Synonym of castellan: the lord of a castle; a caretaker entrusted to oversee a castle for its lord.

    Synonyms: castellan

Chatelain2

proper nounChatelain (plural Chatelains)

plural Chatelains

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of castellan: the lord of a castle; a caretaker entrusted to oversee a castle for its lord.

Similar
castellan
Also see
castellan

Origin

  1. Latincastrum“fort”
  2. Medieval Latincastellum
  3. Old Frenchchastelein
  4. Middle Frenchchatelaine
  5. Middle Englishchateleyn
  6. Englishchatelain

From Middle English chateleyn, from Middle French chatelaine, from Old French chastelein and castelain (“castellan”), from chastel and castel (“castle”) + -ain (“-an: forming adj.”), from Medieval Latin castellum, from Latin castrum (“fort”) + -ellum (“-elle: forming diminutives”). Doublet of Castilian, castellano, castellanus, and castellan.

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APA

chatelain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chatelain

MLA

“chatelain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chatelain. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chatelain,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chatelain.

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