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Etymology
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From Middle Englishcastle, castel, from late Old Englishcastel, castell(“a town, village”), borrowed from Late Latincastellum(“small camp, fort”), diminutive of Latincastrum(“camp, fort, citadel, stronghold”). Doublet of cashel, castell, castellum, andchâteau.
Parallel borrowings (from Late Latin or Old French) are Scotscastel, castell(“castle”), West Frisiankastiel(“castle”), Dutchkasteel(“castle”), GermanKastell(“castle”), Danishkastel(“citadel”), Swedishkastell(“citadel”), Icelandickastali(“castle”), Welshcastell.
The late Old English word was borrowed from biblical Latin castellum which has been translated as town or village. With the sense of castle, from Anglo-Norman/Old Northern Frenchcastel(“castle”), itself from Late Latin castellum(“small camp, fort”) (compare modern French château from Old French chastel). If Latin castrum(“camp, fort, citadel, stronghold”) is from Proto-Indo-European *kat-(“hut, shed”), Latincasa(“cottage, hut”) is related. Possibly related also to Gothic𐌷𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉(hēþjō, “chamber”), Old Englishheaþor(“restraint, confinement, enclosure, prison”). See also casino, cassock.
A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural features of medieval castles.
(chess) An instance of castling.
(chess, informal) A rook; a chess piece shaped like a castle tower.
(shogi) A defense structure in shogi formed by defensive pieces surrounding the king.
(obsolete) A close helmet.
1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 12:The castle was perhaps a figurative name for a close headpiece deduced from its enclosing and defending the head, as a castle did the whole body; or a corruption from the Old French word casquetel, a small or light helmet.
(dated) Any strong, imposing, and stately palace or mansion.
(dated) A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back.
(cricket, colloquial) The wicket.
1966, Gurdeep Singh, Cricket in Northern India, page 59:Nay, he was quite an adept, and was very effective as a change bowler, for in no time he demolished the castle of any batsman.
Usage notes
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For the chess piece, chess players prefer the term rook.
Synonyms
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(building):fortress
Hyponyms
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(building):keep, motte and bailey
Coordinate terms
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(building):castellan(overseer); castellate, castellany(domain); incastle, castellate, incastellate(to make into a castle); castellate, castellated, incastled, incastellated(castle-like)
Chess pieces in English · chess pieces, chessmen (see also: chess) (layout · text)
king
queen
rook, castle
bishop
knight
pawn
Verb
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castle (third-person singular simple present castles, present participle castling, simple past and past participle castled)
(transitive) To house or keep in a castle.
1611, John Florio, Queen Anna's New World of Words, s.v. "Castellare": ...to encastle, to Castle.
1871, Robert Browning, Prince Hohenstiel-Schwangau, Saviour of Society, section 116:...Some fierce tribe, castled on the mountain-peak...
(transitive, figurative) To protect or separate in a similar way.
1655, William Gurnall, The Christian in Compleat Armour, 1st Pt., 32: Castle me in the armes of thy everlasting strength.
(obsolete) To make into a castle: to build in the form of a castle or add (real or imitation) battlements to an existing building.
(usually intransitive, chess) To move the king 2 squares right or left and, in the same turn, the nearest rook to the far side of the king. The move now has special rules: the king cannot be in, go through, or end in check; the squares between the king and rook must be vacant; and neither piece may have been moved before castling.
1656, Gioachino Greco, translated by Francis Beale, The Royall Game of Chesse-Play, Being the Study of Biochimo, page 8:He [i.e., the king] may change (or Castle) with this Rooke, that is, he may goe two draughts at once towards this Rooke... causing the Rooke to stand next to him on either side.
1835, William Lewis, Chess for Beginners, Ch. 5, p. 24:No. 24. ¶ If your adversary make a false move, castle improperly, &c., you must take notice of such irregularity before you move, or even touch a piece, or you are no longer allowed to inflict any penalties.
2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE[1], page 9:If a player having the move: […] touches his/her king and a rook he/she must castle on that side if it is legal to do so
(usually intransitive, shogi) To create a similar defensive position in Japanese chess through several moves.
(cricket) To bowl a batsman with a full-length ball or yorker such that the stumps are knocked over.
2009, “Lightning Bolt Blows Over Gayle”, in BBC Sport:And the 23-year-old brought the crowd to their feet when he castled Gayle's stumps, signalling the direction of the pavilion to his friend for good measure.
2011, Firdose Moonda, “A Day for Missed Hat-tricks”, in ESPNcricinfo:He bowled Vinay with a full, straight ball that castled off stump and then dished up a yorker that RP Singh backed away to and sent onto his stumps.
Synonyms
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(to house in a castle):castellate, incastellate
(to make into a castle):Seefortify
Derived terms
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castle up, castle short, castle long
Translations
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Bulgarian: правя рокада(pravja rokada)
Catalan: enrocar (ca)
Chinese: Mandarin: 王車易位 / 王车易位(wáng chē yìwèi)
Czech: rochovat, provést rošádu
Danish: rokere
Dutch: rokeren (nl)
Esperanto: aroko
Finnish: tornittaa (fi), linnoittautua (fi)
French: roquer (fr)
Galician: enrocar
German: rochieren (de)
Hungarian: sáncol (hu)
Icelandic: hrókera
Ido: roquar (io)
Irish: caisligh
Latvian: please add this translation if you can
Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
