chaperonage
Guardian's watchful presence
Chaperonage is the practice or system of having chaperones accompany young unmarried women in social situations.
The term belongs to an earlier era when respectable women required supervision in mixed company: Under the strict chaperonage of her aunt, she attended the ball.
It can also refer to a particular instance of chaperoning or the state of being chaperoned.
One who keeps company
- duennaFemale guardian of youth
- attendantOne who assists others
- escortOne who accompanies another
- entourageAttendants accompanying someone important
retinue · accompaniment · companion · squire · governess · matron · guardian · minder
Fitting social conduct
- respectabilityMoral and social worthiness
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- modestyAbsence of vanity
- decencyMoral appropriateness in behavior
reputation · honor · morality · etiquette · convention · formality · protocol · seemliness
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- watchfulnessCareful, sustained attention
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
guidance · direction · control · management · superintendence · regulation · inspection · scrutiny
Pursuing romantic connections
- suitorOne who seeks affection
- betrothalFormal marriage agreement
- wooingRomantic pursuit of another
- romanceLove and its excitement
engagement · matchmaking · introduction · calling · visitation · promenade · outing · social
companion
One who keeps company
entourage · retinue · accompaniment · companion · squire · governess · matron · guardian · minder · keeper
decorum
Fitting social conduct
- respectabilityMoral and social worthiness
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- modestyAbsence of vanity
decency · reputation · honor · morality · etiquette · convention · formality · protocol · seemliness · correctness
oversight
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- watchfulnessCareful, sustained attention
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
surveillance · guidance · direction · control · management · superintendence · regulation · inspection · scrutiny · accountability
dating
Pursuing romantic connections
romance · engagement · matchmaking · introduction · calling · visitation · promenade · outing · social · ball
chaperonageindependence
Freedom from external control
unsupervised · autonomy · self-reliance · freedom · neglect
chaperonageunchaperoned
Without an accompanying guardian
unescorted · unaccompanied · liberty · license · impropriety
chaperonageunsupervised
Without oversight or guidance
unaccompanied · unattended · unwatched · unmonitored · neglect
chaperone, chaperon, chaperones, unchaperoned, chaperoned, chaperoning