What does "chaperon" mean?
Chaperon: A divice placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals.
Additional senses
- 2.A matron who accompanies a young lady in public, for propriety, or as a guide and protector.
- 3.To attend in public places as a guide and protector; to matronize. Fortunately Lady Bell Finley, whom I had promised to chaperon, sent to excuse herself. Hannah More.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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