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Webster 1913 Edition

Castle

Cas′tle

,
Noun.
[AS.
castel
, fr. L.
castellum
, dim. of
castrum
a fortified place, 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 a siege to scorn.
Shakespeare
2.
Any strong, imposing, and stately mansion.
3.
A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back.
4.
A piece, made to represent a castle, used in the game of chess; a rook.
Syn. – Fortress; fortification; citadel; stronghold. See
Fortress
.

Cas′tle

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Castled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Castling
.]
(Chess)
To move the castle to the square next to king, and then the king around the castle to the square next beyond it, for the purpose of covering the king.
–
Cas′tle-buildˊing
,
Noun.

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