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castlet

/ˈkæslət/

castlet noun: a small castle.

Noun

castlet (plural castlets)

  1. A small castle.
    • And an halfe Mile lower it leaveth Fulbroke Parke and Castlet on the righta. 1559, John Leland, Itineraries

Forms of castlet

pluralcastlets
alternative formcastelet
alternative formcastellet
alternative formcastlelet

Origin of castlet

From Middle English castelet, from Old French castelet, northern form of chastelet. Equivalent to castle + -et. Compare French châtelet, Italian castelletto.

Questions about castlet

What does castlet mean?
Castlet means a small castle.
What part of speech is castlet?
Castlet is a noun.
How do you pronounce castlet?
Castlet is pronounced /ˈkæslət/.
What is the plural of castlet?
The plural of castlet is castlets.

Words near castlet in the dictionary

  1. castles of love
  2. castles short
  3. castlesful
  4. castleship
  5. castless
  6. castlet
  7. Castlethorpe
  8. Castleton
  9. Castleton-on-Hudson
  10. Castletown
  11. Castletroy

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