chaperon Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
    chaperone.
  2. verb accompany as a chaperone
    chaperone.

WordNet

Chap"er*on noun
Etymology
F. chaperon. See Chape, Cape, Cap.
Definitions
  1. A hood; especially, an ornamental or an official hood.
    His head and face covered with a chaperon, out of which there are but two holes to look through. Howell.
  2. A divice placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals.
  3. A matron who accompanies a young lady in public, for propriety, or as a guide and protector.
Chap"er*on transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. F. chaperonner, fr. chaperon.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Chaperoned ; present participle & verbal noun Chaperoning
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913