Verb
1611, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1jackstraw
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Noun
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 castratecastle
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Synonyms
- a structure or place from which one can resist attack //the implacable attackers placed the castle under a prolonged siegeSynonymsbastion citadel fastness fort fortification fortress hold redoubt sense 1aVerb1611, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1History and EtymologyNounMiddle 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