noun. undefined

noun. The mistress of a castle.

noun. The mistress of a large, fashionable household.

noun. A clasp or chain worn at the waist for holding keys, a purse, or a watch.

noun. A female castellan; the lady of the castle or château. See chatelain.

noun. A chain, or group of chains, worn by castellans, by which the keys of a castle were suspended from the girdle; hence, a similar modern device for suspending watch-keys, seals, trinkets, etc.; and so, by extension, the trinkets themselves.

Pertaining to or of the nature of a chatelaine: as, a chatelaine watch.

noun. An ornamental hook, or brooch worn by a lady at her waist, and having a short chain or chains attached for a watch, keys, trinkets, etc. Also used adjectively.

noun. The mistress of a castle or large household.

noun. A chain or clasp worn at the waist by women, with handkerchief, keys, etc., attached (supposed to resemble the chain of keys once worn by mediaeval chatelaines).

noun. a chain formerly worn at the waist by women; for carrying a purse or bunch of keys etc.

noun. the mistress of a chateau or large country house

"He’d spent a good hour looking up the word chatelaine in the dictionary."

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