name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
chatelain
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/ˈʃætəleɪn/
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/ʃætəˈleɪn/
noun
Meaning 2
Synonym of castellan: the lord of a castle; a caretaker entrusted to oversee a castle for its lord.
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: castellan
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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.