châtelain

châtelain

See also: chatelain, chatelaine, and châtelaine

French

Etymology

From Old French chastelain, castelain, from Latin castellānus; equivalent to château +‎ -ain. Doublet of castillan, a borrowing from Spanish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.tlɛ̃/, /ʃɑ.tlɛ̃/

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Noun

châtelain m (plural châtelains, feminine châtelaine)

1. someone who lives in a castle
2. (obsolete) lord of the manor

Related terms

• château

Further reading

• “châtelain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• lâchaient