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- Matron - n. - A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children; a woman of staid or motherly manners.
- Matron - n. - 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.
- Matronage - n. - The state of a matron.
- Matronage - n. - The collective body of matrons.
- Matronal - a. - Of or pertaining to a matron; suitable to an elderly lady or to a married woman; grave; motherly.
- Matronhood - n. - The state of being a matron.
- Matronize - v. t. - To make a matron of; to make matronlike.
- Matronize - v. t. - To act the part of a marton toward; to superintend; to chaperone; as, to matronize an assembly.
- Matronized - imp. & p. p. - of Matronize
- Matronizing - p. pr. & vb. n. - of Matronize
- Matronlike - a. - Like a matron; sedate; grave; matronly.
- Matronly - a. - Advanced in years; elderly.
- Matronly - a. - Like, or befitting, a matron; grave; sedate.
- Matronymic - n. - See Metronymic.
- Matron - n. - 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.
- Matronize - v. t. - To make a matron of; to make matronlike.
- Chaperon - n. - A matron who accompanies a young lady in public, for propriety, or as a guide and protector.