châtelain

== English == === Noun === châtelain (plural châtelains) Alternative spelling of chatelain. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French chastelain, castelain, from Latin castellānus. By surface analysis, château +‎ -ain. Doublet of castillan, a borrowing from Spanish. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃat.lɛ̃/ ~ /ʃɑt.lɛ̃/ === Noun === châtelain m (plural châtelains, feminine châtelaine) someone who lives in a castle (obsolete) lord of the manor ==== Related terms ==== château === Further reading === “châtelain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === lâchaient