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Word: Chatelaine
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from French châtelaine, feminine of châtelain ‘castellan’, from medieval Latin castellanus (see chatelain)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈʃatəleɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a woman in charge of a large house.
Short Definition:woman in charge of large house
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