Definition of Castellan

1. n. A governor or warden of a castle.

Definition of Castellan

1. Noun. The governor or caretaker of a castle or keep. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Castellan

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Castellan

castaway
castaway(a)
castaways
caste
caste-ridden
caste system
casted
casted off
casteism
casteisms
casteless
castelike
castell
castella
castellan (current term)
castellani
castellanies
castellans
castellanus
castellany
castellate
castellated
castellation
castellations
casteller
castellology
castells
castellum
casten

Literary usage of Castellan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1910)
"CXXIV On the following day, when the servant of the castellan who was my friend brought me my food, I gave him this sonnet copied out in writing. ..."

2. Table Traits with Something on Them by Doran (John) (1855)
"Then was the castellan resolved, The cross upou his cuirass•d breast, •Mid toils in Palestine to seek The tumults of his heart to rest. ..."

3. Historical Sketch of the Rise, Progress, and Decline of the Reformation in by Walerjan Skorobohaty Krasinski, Valerian Krasinski (1840)
"... castellan of Kiow, Korsak, castellan of Polock, John Zienowicz, castellan of ... castellan of Belsk, Andreas Firley, castellan of ..."

4. Northern Germany, as Far as the Bavarian and Austrian Frontiers: As Far as by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1900)
"Schloss Ъу the castellan from 9 am to 4, 5, 6, or 7 pm according to the season; fee for 1-5 pers. 2 Jt, each additional pers. 40 pf. ..."

5. Stokes' Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians: Covering the Entire Period of by Leander Jan De Bekker (1908)
"Venice, 1795, until her retirement, sop. in opera and concert, 1836 to and a facility in bravura singing un- castellan. (Jeanne Anaïs) sang 1828; ..."

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