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chatelaine

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chatelaine /ˈʃatəleɪn/

▶noun

1 dated a woman in charge of a large house.

2 historical a set of short chains attached to a woman's belt, used for carrying keys or other items.

– origin C19: from Fr. châtelaine, fem. of châtelain ‘castellan’, ult. rel. to castle.

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