Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Castellan

Castellan , noun

[Old French castelain, French châtelain, Latin castellanus pertaining to a castle, an occupant of a caste, Late Latin, a governor of a castle, from Latin castellum castle, citadel, dim. of castrum fortified place. See Castle, and compare Chatelaine.]

A governor or warden of a castle.