CHATELAINE (Fr. chdtelaine, the feminine form of chdtelain, a keeper of a castle)

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CHATELAINE (Fr. chdtelaine, the feminine form of chdtelain, a keeper of a castle) , the

mistress

MISTRESS

of a

castle

CASTLE
CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a
camp
- CAMP (from Lat. campus, field)
; Fr.
chateau
- CHATEAU (from Lat. castellum, fortress, through O. Fr. chastel, chasteau)
and chdtel)

. From the

custom

CUSTOM (from O. Fr. costume, costume or coustume; Low Lat. costuma, a shortened form of consuetudo)

of a chatelaine to carry the keys of the

castle

CASTLE
CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a
camp
- CAMP (from Lat. campus, field)
; Fr.
chateau
- CHATEAU (from Lat. castellum, fortress, through O. Fr. chastel, chasteau)
and chdtel)

suspended from her

girdle

GIRDLE (O. Eng. gyrdel, from gyrdan, to gird; cf. Ger. Gurtel, Dutch gordel, from giirten and gorden; "gird" and its doublet " girth " together with the other
Teutonic
- TEUTONIC
- TEUTONIC (GERMANIC) LANGUAGES
cognates have been referred by some to the
root
- ROOT (late O.E. rot, adopted from Scand., cf. Norw. and Swed. rot, Dan. rod; the true O.E. word was wyrt, plant, represented in Ger. Wurz or Wurzel; the ultimate root is the same in both words, and is seen in Lat. radix)
- ROOT, ELIHU (1845– )
ghar—to seize, enclose, seen in Gr. )(s

, the word is now applied to the collection of short chains, often worn by ladies, to which are attached various small articles of domestic and

toilet

TOILET

use, as keys, penknife, needlecase,.

scissors

SCISSORS

, &c.

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