Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The protection or countenance of a chaperon.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Attendance of a chaperon on a lady in public; protection afforded by a chaperon.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state of being a
chaperon - noun The
protection offered by a chaperon
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Examples
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The modern girl scoffs at the idea of chaperonage, but the O'Shaughnessys were not modern.
The Love Affairs of Pixie George de Horne Vaizey 1887
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When he ventured to plead with her not to go back to her home where her servants provided a kind of chaperonage, she made only
We Can't Have Everything Rupert Hughes 1914
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Even Yates made a slight mistake regarding her on one occasion, when they were having an evening walk together, with that freedom from chaperonage which is the birthright of every American girl, whether she belongs to a farmhouse or to the palace of a millionaire.
In the Midst of Alarms Robert Barr 1881
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We all do better with chaperonage when it comes to temptations of any kind – kidsdo.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Sex Education, Dirty Words, and the Due Process Clause 2010
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“I told the laird this morn that if he truly wished to see ye married, then the less chaperonage ye had, the better.”
Much Ado About Marriage Karen Hawkins 2010
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We all do better with chaperonage when it comes to temptations of any kind –kidsdo.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Sex Education, Dirty Words, and the Due Process Clause 2010
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“I told the laird this morn that if he truly wished to see ye married, then the less chaperonage ye had, the better.”
Much Ado About Marriage Karen Hawkins 2010
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Five minutes later Miss Lila Barr entered the living-room under the impeccable chaperonage of Paradise.
Dear Carl Ginny Woods 2010
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The popularity of the bicycle, which enabled women much more freedom (and also brought about the grudging acceptance of the bloomer) from chaperonage and from past restrictions concerning their contact with places outside of the home.
Introduction: Edwardian Women’s Fashions | Edwardian Promenade 2008
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“I told the laird this morn that if he truly wished to see ye married, then the less chaperonage ye had, the better.”
Much Ado About Marriage Karen Hawkins 2010
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