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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the mistress of a chateau or large country house;

2. a chain formerly worn at the waist by women; for carrying a purse or bunch of keys etc.;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Chatelaine \Chat"e*laine\, n. [F. ch[^a]telaine the wife of a castellan, the mistress of a chateau, a chatelaine chain.] An ornamental hook, or brooch worn by a lady at her waist, and having a short chain or chains attached for a watch, keys, trinkets, etc. Also used adjectively; as, a chatelaine chain. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

chatelaine n 1: the mistress of a chateau or large country house 2: a chain formerly worn at the waist by women; for carrying a purse or bunch of keys etc.