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Meaning of CASTELLAN

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cas"tel*lan\, n. [OF. castelain, F. ch[^a]telain, L.
castellanus pertaining to a castle, an occupant of a caste,
LL., a governor of a castle, fr. L. castellum castle,
citadel, dim. of castrum fortified place. See {Castle}, and
cf. {Chatelaine}.]
A governor or warden of a castle.

 
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