chap·er·on·age \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷nij, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\noun (-s) Etymology:chaperon (II) + -age : the act or the practice of chaperoning : attendance or supervision by or as if by a chaperon < strict chaperonage of girls > < wise in their chaperonage of the camera — John Mason Brown >