chatelaine

Example Sentences

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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

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

The marriage was not a success, and after a year John Back departed to live with his sister in Norwich, leaving Norah the chatelaine of his house and farm at Great Hautbois, some 15 miles away.

From The Guardian • Jan. 6, 2011

“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