castlet

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English castelet, from Old French castelet, northern form of chastelet. Equivalent to castle +‎ -et. Compare French châtelet, Italian castelletto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkæslət/, /ˈkɑːslət/

Noun

castlet (plural castlets)

  1. A small castle.
    • a. 1559, John Leland, Itineraries:
      And an halfe Mile lower it leaveth Fulbroke Parke and Castlet on the right

References

“castlet”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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