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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
matron/ˈmeɪtrən/
▶noun
- 1 a woman in charge of domestic and medical arrangements at a boarding school or other establishment.
■ Brit. the woman in charge of the nursing in a hospital (official term now senior nursing officer).
■ chiefly US a female prison officer.
- 2 a married woman, typically one who is dignified or staid.
– derivatives
matronhood noun,
matronly adjective.
matronhood noun,
matronly adjective.
– origin ME: from OFr. matrone, from L. matrona, from mater, matr- ‘mother’.
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