Chaperon [ SHAP-uh'-rohn ] | |
[ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ] | |
MEANING : | |
1. (tr. v.) to accompany for the sake of propriety 2. (intr. v.) to act as an escort or guardian in public 3.(n.) an older woman, who, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or to a party of young unmarried men and women for the sake of propriety 4. (n.) an adult present in order to maintain propriety at an activity of young people 5. (n.) a 15th. century round headdress of cloth with streamers hanging down | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
She attended the May Queen ball chaperoned by her aunt. |