chatelaine

Example Sentences

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When they marry, Max takes the second Mrs. de Winter to Manderley, his family estate on the stormy English coast, where his first wife, Rebecca, held court as a legendary beauty, hostess and chatelaine.

From Washington Post

The chatelaine uprooted some ferns, which she “arranged so as to conceal me,” then left her guest to sleep on the ground.

From New York Times

When Sonya, the underappreciated chatelaine of the estate, pronounces herself “unattractive,” “not pretty” and also “plain,” she is making fine distinctions but also loathing herself harder as all three.

From New York Times

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

From The Guardian

Life as the chatelaine of an English country seat revolved around the sporting calendar and dour male management of the estate.

From New York Times