castellan /ˈkæstələn/ noun2 •(historical) The governor or caretaker entrusted to oversee a castle or keep for its lord.The wave of attacks on the castellans in 1511 followed faction-fighting in Udine, in which castellans and their families were massacred by supporters of the Savorgnan. — 2015 •(no longer used) A feudal lord with a fortified manor. formscastellans