单词 | matrona |
释义 | matronan. Now historical. A matron (in various senses); esp. = matron n. 3a. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > manager or administrator > female > of public institution matron1612 matrona1612 1612 J. Webster White Divel sig. G3 Yonder's Flamineo in conference With the Matrona. 1668 F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue II. xxxv. 330 That evening was I visited by our Matrona, who told me, I had done well. 1679 Elogy Old Maddam Gwinn in J. W. Draper Cent. Broadside Elegies (1928) 133 Since this good Matrona's gone, lets pay Her Obsequies, and weep without delay. 1709 A. Hill Full Acct. Ottoman Empire xix. 165 She [sc. the Sultan's selected bed-partner] is conducted by the grave Matrona's I before discours'd of, to the Bagnio's of the Sultan. 1967 Yale French Stud. No. 38. 133 One of the theatrical conditions that differentiates Molière from Terence..is the utilization of charming actresses. The shrewish matrona drops out, though the indispensable nutrix survives. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1612 |
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