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chatelaine

Other forms: chatelaines

Definitions of chatelaine
  1. noun
    a chain formerly worn at the waist by women; for carrying a purse or bunch of keys etc.
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    chain
    a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
  2. noun
    the mistress of a chateau or large country house
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    mistress
    a woman master who directs the work of others
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