châtelain

See also: chatelain

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ʃɑ.tlɛ̃/

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NounEdit

châtelain m (plural châtelains, feminine châtelaine)

1. someone who lives in a castle
2. (obsolete) lord (master of a household)

Related termsEdit

• château

Further readingEdit

• “châtelain” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

AnagramsEdit

• lâchaient