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matron |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Matron \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: matron n 1: a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified 2: a wardress in a prison 3: a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution [syn: {head nurse}]
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