A chain or clasp worn at the waist by women, with handkerchief, keys, etc., attached (supposed to resemble the chain of keys once worn by mediaeval chatelaines)
The famous novelist was dressed in a badly fitting sleazy purple dress and a shapeless Napoleonic hat, with gloves and a long chatelaine; but the costume only heightened her air of distinction.
A chain or clasp worn at the waist by women in the 16th to the 19th centuries, with handkerchief, keys, etc., attached
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
A chatelaine is the female owner, or the wife of the owner, of a castle or large country house. the female owner, or wife of the owner, of a castle or large country house in France (châtelaine, from castellana, from castellum; CASTLE)
{i} mistress of a castle; mistress of a large and beautiful home; hook-like device to which keys and other items are attached (worn at the waist at the waist)
a chain formerly worn at the waist by women; for carrying a purse or bunch of keys etc