ALL meanings of chatelaine
chat·e·laine
C c - countable noun chatelaine A chatelaine is the female owner, or the wife of the owner, of a castle or large country house. 3
- noun chatelaine (esp formerly) the mistress of a castle or fashionable household 3
- noun chatelaine a chain or clasp worn at the waist by women in the 16th to the 19th centuries, with handkerchief, keys, etc, attached 3
- noun chatelaine a decorative pendant worn on the lapel 3
- noun chatelaine the mistress of a castle or château 3
- noun chatelaine the mistress of any large household 3
- noun chatelaine a woman's ornamental chain or clasp, esp. one worn at the waist, with keys or a purse, watch, etc. fastened to it 3
- noun chatelaine A woman in charge of a large house. 1
- noun plural chatelaine the mistress of a castle. 1
- noun plural chatelaine the mistress of an elegant or fashionable household. 1
- noun plural chatelaine a hooklike clasp or a chain for suspending keys, trinkets, scissors, a watch, etc., worn at the waist by women. 1
- noun plural chatelaine a woman's lapel ornament resembling this. 1
- noun chatelaine The mistress of a castle or large household. 0
- noun chatelaine A chain or clasp worn at the waist by women, with handkerchief, keys, etc., attached (supposed to resemble the chain of keys once worn by mediaeval chatelaines). 0