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.
Matronal(a.) Of or pertaining to a matron; suitable to an elderly lady or to a married woman; grave; motherly.
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
Matronly(a.) Advanced in years; elderly.
Matronly(a.) Like, or befitting, a matron; grave; sedate.
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