Definition of CASTELLATE

castellate

Meanings

Plural: castellates

Adj

  • castle-like: built or shaped like a castle.
  • Castled: having or furnished with castles.
  • Housed or kept in a castle.

Verb

  • To make into a castle: to build in the form of a castle or to add battlements to an existing building.
  • To take the form of a castle.

Noun

  • The district of a castle.

Origin / Etymology

From Medieval Latin castellātus (“fortified”), from castellum (“little fortification, castle”) + -ātus, -āta, -ātum (participial adjective-forming suffix). Equivalent to Latin castellum + -ate (adjective-forming suffix)

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