chatelaine

Example Sentences

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Here, she plays the statuesque chatelaine of a grand but oppressively gloomy country house.

From The Guardian • Jan. 10, 2019

This while substituting for her mother as the rectory’s chatelaine, with all the submission and drudgery that entails.

From New York Times • May 3, 2018

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

“Indeed, my lord, this collar and chain do hold me fast,” I said, touching my ruff and the links of the chatelaine at my waist, where my needlework tools were suspended.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein