Definition of "lavaliere" [la•va•liere]

• A pendant worn on a chain around the neck. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Also, we had come to the conclusion that gang members who raped USC sorority girls and took their lavaliere a necklace with your Greek letters on it as proof to get into the gang was just a rumor started by a whitey to promote bad public relations for the neighboring gang members."
• "System includes: WR-PRO receiver, WM-PRO belt-pack transmitter, lavaliere electret condenser microphone and hand-held electret condenser microphone."
• "Harold spends his hard-earned cash for a lavaliere and chain for his girlfriend, to create the illusion for her that he is “making good.”"