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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Castellanynoun
The manour or lordship belonging to a castle; the extent of its land and jurisdiction. Edward Phillips World of Words.
Etymology: from castle.
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castellany
A castellan is the title used in medieval Europe for an appointed official, a governor of a castle and its surrounding territory referred to as the castellany. The title of governor is retained in the English prison system, as a remnant of the medieval idea of the castellan as head of the local prison. The word stems from the Latin Castellanus, derived from castellum "castle". Sometimes also known as a constable of the castle district, the Constable of the Tower of London is, in fact, a form of castellan, with representative powers in the local or national assembly. A castellan was almost always male, but could occasionally be female, as when, in 1194, Beatrice of Bourbourg inherited her father's castellany of Bourbourg upon the death of her brother, Roger. Similarly, Agnes became the castellan of Harlech Castle upon the death of her husband John de Bonvillars in 1287.
Webster Dictionary
Castellanynoun
the lordship of a castle; the extent of land and jurisdiction appertaining to a castle
Etymology: [LL. castellania.]
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Castellany
A castellany was a district administered by a castellan. Castellanies appeared during the Middle Ages and in most current states are now replaced by a more modern type of country subdivision. The word is derived from castle and literally means the extent of land and jurisdiction belonging to a given castle. It also renders equivalent, often cognate, terms in other languages. Examples of French châtelainies include the castellanies of Ivry-la-Bataille, Nonancourt, Pacy, Vernon and Gaillon, all in Normandy, which under in the treaty of Issoudun were acquired for the French crown by Philip Augustus. Examples from Poland include Leczyca and Sieradz, Spycimierz, Rozprza, Wolbórz and Wojnicz and Otmuchow in Silesia.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of castellany in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of castellany in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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