Talk by woman - the female in charge of The House

I believe the answer is:

chatelaine

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(Other definitions for chatelaine that I've seen before include "Woman in charge of a large house" , "As keyholder" , "Woman running a household" , "Castle keeper" , "Mistress of the house" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.

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