chatelaine
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
chatelaine (plural chatelaines)
- (dated) The mistress of a castle#Noun|castle or large household. [from mid 19th c.]
- Antonyms: chatelain
- (historical) A chain#Noun|chain or clasp#Noun|clasp wear#Verb|worn at the waist by women with handkerchief, key#Noun|keys, etc., attached, supposed to resemble the chain of keys once worn by medieval chatelaines.
- A similar thing in miniature attached to a watchchain.
- French: châtelaine
- French: châtelaine
- German: Chatelaine
- Russian: шатлен
- French: châtelaine
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