Castellany
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The office of a castellan, the lordship of a castle. historical
"The complaints and remonstrances of the Communes were loud and indignant, and they demanded the restitution of the castellanies of Lille and Douai, which had been wrested from them by force and treachery."
- 2 The jurisdiction of a castellan, the district controled by a castle. historical
"Inhabitants of the castellany of Bytom were classified according to status, ethnicity, and implicitly geographic mobility and recent resettlement."
Example
More examples"The complaints and remonstrances of the Communes were loud and indignant, and they demanded the restitution of the castellanies of Lille and Douai, which had been wrested from them by force and treachery."
Etymology
From Medieval Latin castellania, from Latin castellānus.