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CHATELAIN (Med. Lat. castellanus, from castellum, a castle) , in France originally merely the equivalent of the English castellan, i.e. the commander
system
special
jurisdiction of which the castle became the centre. The chdtelain was originally, in Carolingian times, an official of the count ; with the development of feudalism the office became a fief, and so ultimately hereditary. In this as in other respects the chatelain was the equivalent of the viscount (q.v.); sometimes the two titles were combined, but more usually in those provinces where there were chatelains there were no viscounts, and vice versa. The title chatelain continued also to be applied to the inferior officer, or concierge ch&telain, who was merely a castellan in the English sense. The power and status of chatelains necessarily varied greatly at different periods and places. Usually their rank in the feudal hierarchy was equivalent to that of the simple sire (dominus ), between the baron and the chevalier; but occasionally they were great
jurisdiction , as in the Low Countries (see BURGRAVE
See Achille Luchaire
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