Definition of "chaperonage" []

• The state of being a chaperon (noun)
• The protection offered by a chaperon (noun)

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• "The modern girl scoffs at the idea of chaperonage, but the O'Shaughnessys were not modern."
• "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"
• "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."