Definition of chaperon

• n. - A hood; especially, an ornamental or an official hood.
• n. - A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals.
• n. - A matron who accompanies a young lady in public, for propriety, or as a guide and protector.
• v. t. - To attend in public places as a guide and protector; to matronize.