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chastelein (1155)

chastelein (1155)

chastelain,  chastelan;  chastellein,  chastelleyn;  chastileyn;  chatelein  
  FEW:  castellum 2/i,469b Gdf:  chastelain 2,85b GdfC:  chastelain 9,57c TL: chastelain 2,305 DEAF:  chastel (chastelain)  DMF:  châtelain  TLF:  châtelain 1  OED:  chastelain n.  MED:  castelain n.  DMLBS:  castellanus 294a

s.

1occupationstatuscastellain, governor of castle or town
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Ducs e cuntes e chastelains [...] Et trestut sun altre barnage Semunst par brief e par message  Brut WACE 8555
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Quant ses chastels out ben fermé E a ses chasteleins livré […]  Brut Royal 106
( 1259 )  ke les chasteleins eint resnable sustenaunce as chasteaus le rei garder  Baron Rebellion 156
( 1346 )  nostre bien amé Symon Newynton, chastelleyn et gardeyn de Saint-Sauveour-le-Viscount  Lett Rois 81
( 1361 )  le conte de Seint Paul, le sire de Praeux, le chastileyn de Berges, le sire de Waverin [...]  Engl Dip Pract  670
2 occupant of a castle
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  Quant li chastelein (Of Chartres) aparceurent, A grant trebuch vers els cururent  ADGAR3 29.57
3 name (used as a surname)
( 1235 )  Hugh le Chastelein  Family Names Castellain

See also:

chastel1  chasteler  chastelet  chastellainrie  chastelleiné  chastellerie  chastelous 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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