chatelaine

English

/ˈʃætəleɪn/, /ˈʃætl̩ˌeɪn/

noun
Definitions
  • (dated) The mistress of a castle or large household.
  • (historical) 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.
  • A similar thing in miniature attached to a watchchain.

Etymology

Borrowed from French châtelaine derived from Latin castellanus (a castle, an occupant of a castle, or a governor of a castle) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- (cut, cut off, separate, cutVerb, cut up, slaughter).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱes-

Gloss

cut, cut off, separate, cutVerb, cut up, slaughter

Concept
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