castellan
Sign in to saveAlso known as Warden
A castellan, or constable, was the governor of a castle in medieval Europe. Its surrounding territory was referred to as the castellany.
~8 min read
Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Initial functions
- Gender
- Duties
- Castellans and Jews
- Castellany
- National differences
- France
- German lands
- Hungary
- Jerusalem
- Malta
- Poland
- Portugal
- See also
- References
A castellan, or constable, was the governor of a castle in medieval Europe. Its surrounding territory was referred to as the castellany.
== Etymology == The word stems from .
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “castellan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.