| chatelaine |
| chatelaine | (n) the mistress of a chateau or large country house |
| chatelaine | (n) a chain formerly worn at the waist by women; for carrying a purse or bunch of keys etc. |
| Chatelaine | n. [ F. châtelaine the wife of a castellan, the mistress of a chateau, a chatelaine chain. ] 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; |
