CHAPERON


Meaning of CHAPERON in English

n. & v. (also chaperone)

n. 1 a person, esp. an older woman, who ensures propriety by accompanying a young unmarried woman on social occasions. 2 a person who takes charge of esp. young people in public.

v.tr. act as a chaperon to. chaperonage n.

[ F, = hood, chaperon, dimin. of chape cope, formed as CAP ]

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