chatelaine

The conversation is interrupted momentarily when Lady Carnarvon, the estate's current chatelaine, pops by to fix herself an espresso.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2015

It seems the Duchess of Northumberland, chatelaine of Alnwick and creator of the Poison Garden, keeps several stuffed dogs up at the castle.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 25, 2015

Deborah, who married a nobleman and became chatelaine of the vast Chatsworth estate in central England, died last week aged 94.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 2, 2014

Apparently weighed down by her responsibilities as chatelaine of Pemberley — the need to keep up appearances and propriety — she’s become earnest and dutiful, seldom speaking her mind.

From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2011

Daisy found it impossible to keep her eyes off her ‘pitty aunty’, but attached herself like a lap dog to the wonderful chatelaine full of delightful charms.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

To illustrate Mr. Blahnik’s inspirations, he dressed up Ms. Birley and the Chanel creative consultant Amanda Harlech as Victorian chatelaines and captured them strolling across the fields of a British estate.

From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2017

It contained a valuable collection of watches, snuff-boxes, rings, chatelaines and miniatures of rare and beautiful workmanship.

From The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar by Maurice Leblanc

Was he to travel from estate to estate and alienate the affection of young chatelaines from their favourite lieutenants?

From The Indian Lily and Other Stories by Ludwig Lewisohn

Eleanor and Katharine Neville were sisters, true enough, but Eleanor is dead and you have wed a second time; while Katharine still chatelaines my castles of Ashby and Calais.

From Beatrix of Clare by Clarence F. Underwood

The worthy old ladies were wont to carry a silver grater and Nutmeg case suspended from the waist on their chatelaines.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie