'Chatelaine' definitions:
Definition of 'chatelaine'
(from WordNet)
noun
The mistress of a chateau or large country house
noun
A chain formerly worn at the waist by women; for carrying a purse or bunch of keys etc.
Definition of 'Chatelaine'
From: GCIDE
- Chatelaine \Chat"e*laine\, n. [F. ch[^a]telaine 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; as, a chatelaine chain. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'chatelaine'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abbess,
- anklet,
- armlet,
- bangle,
- beads,
- bijou,
- bracelet,
- breastpin,
- brooch,
- captain,
- castellan,
- chain,
- chaplet,
- charm,
- chatelain,
- circle,
- commandant,
- commander,
- coronet,
- crown,
- dame,
- diadem,
- director,
- dowager,
- earring,
- executive,
- first lady,
- fob,
- gem,
- goodwife,
- governess,
- governor,
- great lady,
- homemaker,
- housewife,
- intendant,
- jewel,
- locket,
- madam,
- manager,
- master,
- matriarch,
- matron,
- mistress,
- mother superior,
- necklace,
- nose ring,
- pin,
- precious stone,
- rhinestone,
- ring,
- ruler,
- stickpin,
- stone,
- tiara,
- torque,
- wampum,
- wristband,
- wristlet