matron /māˈtrən/

1. A usu married, and middle-aged to elderly, woman of dignified appearance and dependable personality
2. A woman in charge of domestic arrangements in a school or other institution
3. The former title of the senior nursing officer in charge of the nursing staff in a hospital, now senior nursing officer
4. A prison wardress (US)
5. A married woman

māˈtronage or māˈtronhood noun

1. The state of being a matron
2. A body of matrons

māˈtronal adjective

1. Matronly
2. Motherly
3. Grave

māˈtronize or māˈtronise transitive verb

1. To render matronly
2. To act as matron to
3. To chaperon

To become a matron or matronly

maˈtron-like adjective

māˈtronly adjective

1. (of a woman) plump or portly with the onset of middle age, or dignified and imposing
2. Belonging, or suitable, to a matron

māˈtronship noun

matron of honour see under honour

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