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chatelain

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chat·e·lain  (shtl-n)
n.
The master of a castle; a castellan.
[Middle English chatelein, from Old French chastelain, from Latin castellnus, from castellum, castle; see castle.]
chatelain [ˈʃætəˌleɪn (French) ʃɑtlɛ̃]
n
(Historical Terms) the keeper or governor of a castle
[from French, from Latin castellānus occupant of a castle]


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