A castellany is a term denoting 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 equivalen...
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• (n.) The lordship of a castle; the extent of land and jurisdiction appertaining to a castle.
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Cas'tel·la·ny noun ;
plural Castellanies . [ Late Latin
castellania .] The lordship of a castle; the extent of land and jurisdiction appertaining to a castle.
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