chatelaine

She must be a lady, chatelaine of her own keep.

Now the tower alone remains, and I am its chatelaine, the last of my family.

They had both known the house when "old Gwen" was its chatelaine.

It's not as if you were going to be struck, of course, Chatelaine.

His little wife was taking her duties as chatelaine very seriously.

It's likely, though, that the Chatelaine wants her bed warmed.

The chime must have included all the Chatelaine in its call.

"It was associated way back with the chatelaine of the castle," she said.

The rest of the Chatelaine began scuttling from the hall.

Until recently she also wrote a monthly column for Chatelaine magazine.

She could lock her household down for the night, like a proper chatelaine.

"I was under the impression you enjoyed such discussions, Chatelaine."

Seems, though, that in women's jargon chatelaine means mistress of a house.

He separated us so Chatelaine could get at one of us.

This is the most studied period of Chatelaine history.

"Judith has, therefore, no need to learn the skills of a chatelaine."

"I am perceived as unsuitable company for a chatelaine, then."

He remembered the woman then - the dark, exotic chatelaine of his Roman home.

How had my mother transformed herself into this dower-house chatelaine?

"Are you really about to be set free, Chatelaine?"

I understood at once that one of my principal functions as chatelaine was to provide work for the staff.

Another top ten single from the record was "Miss Chatelaine".

His voice implied that a chatelaine should still oversee them personally.

"The straw floor of this great tent is on fire, Chatelaine.

A stiffening like a ghost of fear ran through the Chatelaine.