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Webster 1913 Edition
Matron
1.
A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children; a woman of staid or motherly manners.
Your wives, your daughters,
Your
Your
matrons
, and your maids. Shakespeare
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 hospitalJury 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Matron
MAT'RON
,Noun.
An elderly married woman, or an elderly lady.
Definition 2024
matron
matron
English
Noun
matron (plural matrons)
- A mature woman; a wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children; a woman of staid or motherly manners.
- William Shakespeare (c.1564–1616)
- your wives, your daughters, your matrons, and your maids
- Thomas Fuller (1606-1661)
- grave from her cradle, insomuch that she was a matron before she was a mother
- 1907, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “chapter IX”, in The Younger Set (Project Gutenberg; EBook #14852), New York, N.Y.: A. L. Burt Company, published 1 February 2005 (Project Gutenberg version), OCLC 4241346:
- “A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; and she looked it, always trim and trig and smooth of surface like a converted yacht cleared for action. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, […].
- William Shakespeare (c.1564–1616)
- A housekeeper; especially, a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public institution; a head nurse in a hospital.
- the matron of a school or hospital
Translations
mature woman
housekeeper
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