castellans
Fortress household managers
Castellans are the governors or wardens of castles, responsible for their defense and administration.
The term appears mainly in historical and fantasy contexts: The castellan maintained order while the lord was away at war.
A castellan held authority over the castle's garrison and sometimes the surrounding territory.
Land-for-service social structure
- vassalLand-holding sworn subordinate
- fiefGranted feudal estate
- liegeFeudal superior or subject
- nobilityTitled ruling class
knight · manor · serfdom · chivalry · heraldry · homage · fealty · squire
Retain or fortified tower
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- battlementsNotched defensive wall top
- turretsSmall projecting towers
moat · drawbridge · portcullis · ramparts · gatehouse · barbican · bailey · curtain wall
Manager for another
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
- keeperOne who guards
- custodianGuardian of a place
- governorState's chief executive
overseer · bailiff · seneschal · constable · chamberlain · chatelaine · captain · commander
Legal authority's scope
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- controlAuthority to direct
- chargeCost or accusation
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
stewardship · governance · administration · management · supervision · dominion · leadership · direction
feudalism
Land-for-service social structure
nobility · knight · manor · serfdom · chivalry · heraldry · homage · fealty · squire · page
keep
Retain or fortified tower
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- battlementsNotched defensive wall top
turrets · moat · drawbridge · portcullis · ramparts · gatehouse · barbican · bailey · curtain wall · tower
steward
Manager for another
governor · overseer · bailiff · seneschal · constable · chamberlain · chatelaine · captain · commander · regent
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
oversight · stewardship · governance · administration · management · supervision · dominion · leadership · direction · custody
castellanslords
Men of high rank
overlords · liege lords · feudal lords · landowners · sovereigns
castellansserfs
Feudal bound laborers
men-at-arms · servants · peasants · thralls · bondsmen