matronagen.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪtrənɪdʒ/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪtrənədʒ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: matron n., -age suffix.

Etymology: < matron n. + -age suffix, probably after patronage n.

1. The condition of being a matron; matronly behaviour; matronhood.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [noun] > condition or position of

coverture1542

under covert1563

under covert-baron1581

matronage?1585

matronship1831

matronhood1836

?1585 W. C. Aduentures Ladie Egeria sig. N3^v Pantiper..as one iniurious to the maiesty of honourable matronage, first desired, then wrastled, yea struggled to obtaine carnal copulation with his good mother Egeria.

1870 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows (1886) 165 Underscorings in young ladies' letters [are] a wonder..to themselves under the colder north-light of matronage.

1884 F. F. Miller Harriet Martineau 52 Matronage is a profession in itself.

1980 G. Lord Fortress i. 11 The women, subdued into early matronage, changed from..slim girls..into stout women.

2. A body of matrons; matrons collectively. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [noun] > collectively

matronage1771

1771 E. Griffith Hist. Lady Barton II. 56 Some sort of foundation, under the government of a respectable matronage..would certainly be an institution most devoutly to be wished for.

1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France i. 120 His exemplary Queen, at the head of the matronage of this land.

1825 W. Scott Betrothed xi, in Tales Crusaders I. 211 The lady of Hugh de Lacy will be one of the foremost among the matronage of England.

1860 W. F. Hook Lives Archbps. (1868) I. iii. 477 The matronage of England rose up in chaste indignation.

1875 Overland Monthly Sept. 255/1 I need not say how sinister an aspect his disappearance wore to the eyes of austere matronage.

3. Guardianship by a matron. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > guardianship of minor or incapable person > by a matron

matronage1771

matronism1815

1771 E. Griffith Hist. Lady Barton II. 270 I was under the matronage of my aunt Marriot.

1798 C. Smith Young Philosopher III. 175 If you had thought proper to have transmitted your daughter to the protective matronage of your truly estimable mother.

1878 Tinsley's Mag. 23 94 A species of..picnic, under the matronage of the volatile Rosamund.

1878 J. Grant Ld. Hermitage 249 She..had only done so..under the matronage of the housekeeper.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	matronage
释义	matronagen. Brit. /ˈmeɪtrənɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈmeɪtrənədʒ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: matron n., -age suffix. Etymology: < matron n. + -age suffix, probably after patronage n. 1. The condition of being a matron; matronly behaviour; matronhood. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [noun] > condition or position of coverture1542 under covert1563 under covert-baron1581 matronage?1585 matronship1831 matronhood1836 ?1585 W. C. Aduentures Ladie Egeria sig. N3^v Pantiper..as one iniurious to the maiesty of honourable matronage, first desired, then wrastled, yea struggled to obtaine carnal copulation with his good mother Egeria. 1870 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows (1886) 165 Underscorings in young ladies' letters [are] a wonder..to themselves under the colder north-light of matronage. 1884 F. F. Miller Harriet Martineau 52 Matronage is a profession in itself. 1980 G. Lord Fortress i. 11 The women, subdued into early matronage, changed from..slim girls..into stout women. 2. A body of matrons; matrons collectively. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [noun] > collectively matronage1771 1771 E. Griffith Hist. Lady Barton II. 56 Some sort of foundation, under the government of a respectable matronage..would certainly be an institution most devoutly to be wished for. 1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France i. 120 His exemplary Queen, at the head of the matronage of this land. 1825 W. Scott Betrothed xi, in Tales Crusaders I. 211 The lady of Hugh de Lacy will be one of the foremost among the matronage of England. 1860 W. F. Hook Lives Archbps. (1868) I. iii. 477 The matronage of England rose up in chaste indignation. 1875 Overland Monthly Sept. 255/1 I need not say how sinister an aspect his disappearance wore to the eyes of austere matronage. 3. Guardianship by a matron. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > guardianship of minor or incapable person > by a matron matronage1771 matronism1815 1771 E. Griffith Hist. Lady Barton II. 270 I was under the matronage of my aunt Marriot. 1798 C. Smith Young Philosopher III. 175 If you had thought proper to have transmitted your daughter to the protective matronage of your truly estimable mother. 1878 Tinsley's Mag. 23 94 A species of..picnic, under the matronage of the volatile Rosamund. 1878 J. Grant Ld. Hermitage 249 She..had only done so..under the matronage of the housekeeper. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1585
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