matronhoodn.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪtr(ə)nhʊd/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪtrənˌhʊd/

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

Etymology: < matron n. + -hood suffix.

The fact or condition of being a matron; matrons collectively.

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

1836 C. G. F. Gore Mrs. Armytage I. 142 Had not matronhood and maternity chanced to recall her to the softer duties of her sex.

1868 M. Collins Sweet Anne Page III. 271 A very dainty presentment of matronhood.

1912 Chambers's Jrnl. Aug. 549/2 Lady Hind, with a stony glare of outraged matronhood.

1983 N.Y. Times 3 Apr. vii. 9/2 Nearing forty, Elizabeth had left young womanhood behind without entering respectable matronhood as a married woman.

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

单词	matronhood
释义	matronhoodn. Brit. /ˈmeɪtr(ə)nhʊd/, U.S. /ˈmeɪtrənˌhʊd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: matron n., -hood suffix. Etymology: < matron n. + -hood suffix. The fact or condition of being a matron; matrons collectively. 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 1836 C. G. F. Gore Mrs. Armytage I. 142 Had not matronhood and maternity chanced to recall her to the softer duties of her sex. 1868 M. Collins Sweet Anne Page III. 271 A very dainty presentment of matronhood. 1912 Chambers's Jrnl. Aug. 549/2 Lady Hind, with a stony glare of outraged matronhood. 1983 N.Y. Times 3 Apr. vii. 9/2 Nearing forty, Elizabeth had left young womanhood behind without entering respectable matronhood as a married woman. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1836
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