chatellany

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A form of castellany — The office of a castellan, the lordship of a castle.

OriginFrench châtellenie ← Old French chastelenie ← Latin castellānus →
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Meanings

nounchatellany (plural chatellanies)

plural chatellanies

  1. archaicArchaic form of castellany.

Origin

  1. Latincastellānus
  2. Old Frenchchastelenie
  3. Frenchchâtellenie
  4. Englishchatellany

From French châtellenie, from Old French chastelenie, from chastelain + -ie, from Latin castellānus, from castellum + -ānus, from castrum (“fort”) + -lum (diminutive suffix). Doublet of castellany.

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

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“chatellany.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chatellany. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chatellany,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chatellany.

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