chastelet

Old French

Alternative forms

  • castelet (Old Northern French, Anglo-Norman)

Etymology

chastel +‎ -et

Noun

chastelet oblique singularm (oblique plural chastelez or chasteletz, nominative singular chastelez or chasteletz, nominative plural chastelet)

  1. a small castle

Descendants

  • French: châtelet
  • English: castlet (through Anglo-Norman)
  • Latin: Castelletum