noun, masculine/ʃat.lɛ̃/plural: châtelains
someone who lives in a castle; lord of the manor
Inherited from Old French chastelain, castelain, from Latin castellānus. By surface analysis, château + -ain. Doublet of castillan, a borrowing from Spanish.
/ʃat.lɛ̃/
someone who lives in a castle; lord of the manor
Inherited from Old French chastelain, castelain, from Latin castellānus. By surface analysis, château + -ain. Doublet of castillan, a borrowing from Spanish.