About The Word Matron
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Matron
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What's The Definition Of Matron?
[n] a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
[n] a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution [n] a wardress in a prison Synonyms | Synonyms for Matron: head nurse Related Terms | Find terms related to Matron: abbess | better half | chatelaine | common-law wife | concubine | dame | daughter of Eve | distaff | domina | donna | dowager | Eve | feme | feme covert | femme | first lady | Frau | frow | gentlewoman | girl | goodwife | goody | governess | grande dame | great lady | helpmate | helpmeet | homemaker | housewife | lady | lass | madam | married woman | matriarch | milady | mistress | mother superior | old lady | old woman | rib | squaw | vrouw | wahine | weaker vessel | wedded wife | wife | woman See Also | adult female | married woman | nurse | wardress | wife | woman Matron In Webster's Dictionary \Ma"tron\, n. [F. matrone, L. matrona, fr. mater mother.
See {Mother}.]
1. A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children;
a woman of staid or motherly manners.
Your wives, your daughters, Your matrons, and your
maids. --Shak.
Grave from her cradle, insomuch that she was a
matron before she was a mother. --Fuller.
2. A housekeeper; esp., a woman who manages the domestic
economy of a public instution; a head nurse in a hospital;
as, the matron of a school or hospital.
{Jury of matrons} (Law), a jury of experienced women called
to determine the question of pregnancy when set up in bar
of execution, and for other cognate purposes.
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