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

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

Deborah, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, who has died aged 94, was for more than half a century the chatelaine of Chatsworth House, the great stately home and estate in Derbyshire.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 24, 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

Courageous chatelaines, striving after cheerfulness, have made efforts from time to time to brighten Lorge.

From The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Lewis Wingfield

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

From the graves have been recovered chatelaines, of the fashion of those now in vogue, golden toothpicks, ear spoons, and tweezers.

From Women of England by Bartlett Burleigh James