castellan

Etymology
From, from (compare modern ), from , from  castle, citadel, diminutive of  fortified place. See. and compare.

Noun

 * 1)  A feudal lord with a fortified manor.
 * 2)  The governor or caretaker entrusted to oversee a castle or keep for its lord.

Translations

 * Albanian:
 * Arabic: حَاكِم قَلْعَة, حَاكِم قِلْعَة
 * Belarusian: кашталя́н
 * Bulgarian: управи́тел на за́мък, кастела́н
 * Catalan:, castlà
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: kastellan
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: kastellaan
 * Finnish: linnanherra
 * French:
 * Friulian: cjastelan
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Greek: ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: castellano
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 성주(城主)
 * Marathi: कॅस्टेलन
 * Persian:
 * Iranian Persian: حاکِمِ قَلْعِه
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: кастѐла̄н
 * Roman:
 * Slovak: kastelán
 * Slovene: kastelan
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian:

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  steward, governor, overseer, sheriff, bailiff, administrator

Usage notes
In a feudal, mediaeval context, this term refers to a local representative of the ruler, who ruled from a fortified castle on his ruler's behalf.