chatelain

n. 城堡主, 领主

发音

/ˈʃætəleɪn/
/ʃætəˈleɪn/

词形变化

chatelains 复数 chatelains

别名

châtelain

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of castellan: the lord of a castle; a caretaker entrusted to oversee a castle for its lord.

词源

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.

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