castle
31castle — /ˈkasəl / (say kahsuhl), /ˈkæsəl / (say kasuhl) noun 1. a fortified residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times. 2. the chief and strongest part of the fortifications of a medieval town. 3. a strongly fortified, permanently garrisoned… …
32Castle — The question of how exactly to define the term castle is a vexed one, and only a brief sketch can be given here. The great stone structures familiar today are late developments of the ditch surrounding a mound of earth on the top of which was a… …
33Castle — Typically, a medieval castle was a private stronghold also used as an occasional residence by the owner. Often, the castle would be occupied by a garrison and the owner would live in more comfort elsewhere. Following the advent of gunpowder and… …
34castle */*/ — UK [ˈkɑːs(ə)l] / US [ˈkæs(ə)l] noun [countable] Word forms castle : singular castle plural castles 1) a large strong building with thick walls, built in the past to protect the people inside from being attacked 2) one of the pieces used in the… …
35castle — cas•tle [[t]ˈkæs əl, ˈkɑ səl[/t]] n. v. tled, tling 1) a fortified, usu. walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times 2) the chief and strongest part of the fortifications of a medieval city 3) a strongly fortified, permanently… …
36castle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English castel, from Old English, from Old French & Latin; Old French dialect (Norman Picard) castel, from Latin castellum fortress, diminutive of castrum fortified place; perhaps akin to Latin castrare to castrate Date …
37Castle — A military fortress (1 Chr. 11:7), also probably a kind of tower used by the priests for making known anything discovered at a distance (1 Chr. 6:54). Castles are also mentioned (Gen. 25:16) as a kind of watch tower, from which shepherds kept… …
38Castle — Ca|stle [kɑ:sl̩] das; , s <aus gleichbed. engl. castle, dies über altfr. castel aus lat. castellum, vgl. ↑Kastell> engl. Bez. für Schloss, Burg …
39castle — [11] Castle was one of the first words borrowed by the English from their Norman conquerors: it is mentioned in the Anglo Saxon chronicle only nine years after the battle of Hastings. It comes via Anglo Norman castel from Latin castellum, a… …
40castle — cas·tle || kÉ‘Ësl n. chateau, palace; turret, tower v. put in a castle; make a certain move (in a chess game) …
