Castellan

[Fr. châtelain; Lat. castellan us.] The captain, governor, or constable of a castle, in the Middle Ages. It was also the title of a Polish dignitary, commanding part of a palatinate under a palatine. The C. were senators of the lower cla , sitting in the diets, on low seats behind the palatines. Castella'na, a town of S. Italy, prov. Bari, 27 m. S.E. of Bari city; pор. 9,645. Castellane'ta, a town of S. Italy, prov. Otranto, 20 m. N.W. of Tarento. Cotton is grown in the neighborhood. Pop . 5,225. Cas'tell any, n The lordship of a castle, or the extent of its domain and jurisdiction.