| − | A '''debutante''' is a young lady who has "come out" of the relative social isolation and shelter of the home and entered society as an eligible bachelorette. It has a long tradition in the [[South]]. | + | A '''debutante''' is a young lady who has "come out" of the relative social isolation and shelter of the home and entered society as an eligible bachelorette. It has a long tradition in the British upper-class society of the 17th through early 20th centuries, and by extension, the chivalric culture of the [[South]]. |