chatelaine

[ shat-l-eyn; French shahtuh-len ]

/ ˈʃæt lˌeɪn; French ʃɑtəˈlɛn /

the mistress of a castle.

the mistress of an elegant or fashionable household.

a hooklike clasp or a chain for suspending keys, trinkets, scissors, a watch, etc., worn at the waist by women.

a woman's lapel ornament resembling this.

Origin of chatelaine

From the French word châtelaine, dating back to 1835–45. See chatelain

For the latter purpose it was subsequently supplanted by the chatelaine.

Jewellery |H. Clifford Smith,
The abbess or prioress occupied a position of responsibility and dignity not unlike that of the chatelaine.

Women of Medival France |Pierce Butler
She took from her box a dull silver girdle and chatelaine of antique, carved silver, and a comb for her hair of similar style.

Patty's Success |Carolyn Wells
The chatelaine was perhaps the most characteristic of all eighteenth-century ornaments.

Jewellery |H. Clifford Smith,

The widow's chatelaine was dancing madly in the afternoon sunlight.

The Widow |Helen Rowland

chatelaine

/ (ˈʃætəˌleɪn, French ʃɑtlɛn) /

(esp formerly) the mistress of a castle or fashionable household

a chain or clasp worn at the waist by women in the 16th to the 19th centuries, with handkerchief, keys, etc, attached

a decorative pendant worn on the lapel