The difference between Castellany and Castle
When used as nouns, castellany means the office of a castellan, the lordship of a castle, whereas castle means a large building that is fortified and contains many defences.
Castle is also verb with the meaning: to house or keep in a castle.
check bellow for the other definitions of Castellany and Castle
-
Castellany as a noun (historical):
The office of a castellan, the lordship of a castle.
-
Castellany as a noun (historical):
The jurisdiction of a castellan, the district controled by a castle.
-
Castle as a noun:
A large building that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king.
-
Castle as a noun (chess):
An instance of castling.
-
Castle as a noun (chess, informal):
A rook; a chess piece shaped like a castle tower.
-
Castle as a noun (shogi):
A defense structure in Japanese chess in which the king (玉) is positioned in a certain way so that it is protected by pawns (歩) and silver general(s) (銀) and/or gold general(s) (金) often with an additional knight (桂) and lance (香車).
-
Castle as a noun (obsolete):
A close helmet.
-
Castle as a noun (dated):
Any strong, imposing, and stately mansion.
-
Castle as a noun (dated):
A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back.
-
Castle as a verb (transitive):
To house or keep in a castle.
-
Castle as a verb (transitive, figurative):
To protect or separate in a similar way.
-
Castle as a verb (obsolete):
To make into a castle: to build in the form of a castle or add (real or imitation) battlements to an existing building.
-
Castle as a verb (usually, _, intransitive, chess):
To move the king 2 squares right or left and, in the same turn, the nearest rook to the far side of the king. The move now has special rules: the king cannot be in, go through, or end in check; the squares between the king and rook must be vacant; and neither piece may have been moved before castling.
-
Castle as a verb (usually, _, intransitive, shogi):
To create a similar defensive position in Japanese chess through several moves.
-
Castle as a verb (cricket):
To bowl a batsman with a full-length ball or yorker such that the stumps are knocked over.
Compare words:
Compare with synonyms and related words:
- castellany vs castellate
- castle vs fortress
- castle vs keep
- castle vs motte and bailey
- castellan vs castle
- castellate vs castle
- castellany vs castle
- castle vs incastle
- castellate vs castle
- castle vs incastellate
- castellate vs castle
- castellated vs castle
- castle vs incastled
- castle vs incastellated
- castellate vs castle
- castle vs incastellate