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Rarechatelaine
The correct spelling is chatelaine.
How to pronounce chatelaine
/ˈʃætəleɪn/
nounIPA: /ˈʃætəleɪn/
Say it like: Cha-tel-ayn-e
The correct spelling is chatelaine. The mistress of a castle or large household.
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Definition
noun
- 1.The mistress of a castle or large household.
- 2.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 medieval chatelaines.
- 3.A similar thing in miniature attached to a watchchain.
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