Chatelaine (noun) (dated)
shat-e-layn
A woman in charge of a large house.
Mid 19th century from French châtelaine, feminine of châtelain ‘castellan’, from medieval Latin castellanus
Example sentences
“A large painting of the chatelaine hangs in the hallway.”
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