chaperonage

chaperonage
chaperone (also chaperon) NOUN dated an older woman responsible for the behaviour of an unmarried girl at social occasions.
VERB accompany and look after.
DERIVATIVES chaperonage noun.
ORIGIN originally denoting a hood, regarded as giving protection: from French, from chape 'cap, hood' .

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  • Chaperonage — Chap er*on age, n. Attendance of a chaperon on a lady in public; protection afforded by a chaperon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chaperonage — index charge (custody) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • chaperonage — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷nij, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: chaperon (II) + age : the act or the practice of chaperoning : attendance or supervision by or as if by a chaperon strict chaperonage of girls wise in their chaperonage of the camera John …   Useful english dictionary

  • chaperonage — noun see chaperone II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • chaperonage — See chaperon. * * * …   Universalium

  • chaperonage — noun a) The state of being a chaperon b) The protection offered by a chaperon …   Wiktionary

  • chaperonage — n. accompanying and supervising of young unmarried ladies …   English contemporary dictionary

  • chaperonage — chap·er·on·age …   English syllables

  • chaperon — chaperonage /shap euh roh nij/, n. chaperonless, adj. /shap euh rohn /, n. 1. a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women. 2 …   Universalium

  • chaperone — I. noun or chaperon Etymology: French chaperon, literally, hood, from Middle French, head covering, from chape Date: 1720 1. a person (as a matron) who for propriety accompanies one or more young unmarried women in public or in mixed company 2.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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