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Word Meanings - CASTLERY - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The government of a castle. Blount.

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  • CASTLEWARD
    See CASTLEGUARD
  • CASTLE
    1. A fortified residence, especially that of a prince or nobleman; a fortress. The house of every one is to him castle and fortress, as well for his defense againts injury and violence, as for his repose. Coke. Our castle's strength Will laugh
  • CASTLET
    A small castle. Leland.
  • GOVERNMENTAL
    Pertaining to government; made by government; as, governmental duties.
  • GOVERNMENT
    The influence of a word in regard to construction, requiring that another word should be in a particular case. (more info) 1. The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the administration of laws; control; direction; regulation; as, civil,
  • CASTLERY
    The government of a castle. Blount.
  • CASTLEBUILDER
    Fig.: one who builds castles in the air or forms visionary schemes. -- Cas"tle*build`ing, n.
  • CASTLED
    Having a castle or castles; supporting a castle; as, a castled height or crag. 2. Fortified; turreted; as, castled walls.
  • CASTLE-GUARD
    A tax or imposition an a dwelling within a certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of maintaining watch and ward in it; castle-ward. 3. A feudal tenure, obliging the tenant to perform service within the realm, without limitation of time.
  • MISGOVERNMENT
    Bad government; want of government. Shak.
  • UNCASTLE
    To take a castle from; to turn out of a castle.
  • FORECASTLE
    A short upper deck forward, formerly raised like a castle, to command an enemy's decks. That part of the upper deck of a vessel forward of the foremast, or of the after part of the fore channels. In merchant vessels, the forward part of the vessel,
  • SELF-GOVERNMENT
    1. The act of governing one's self, or the state of being governed by one's self; self-control; self-command. 2. Hence, government of a community, state, or nation by the joint action of the mass of people constituting such a civil body; also,

 

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