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[ˈmeɪtr(ə)n], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a woman in charge of domestic and medical arrangements at a boarding school or other institution
(e.g: she initiated training for matrons of residential homes)
- an older married woman, especially one who is staid or dignified
(e.g: respectable suburban matrons)
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Origin
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late Middle English (in matron): from Old French matrone, from Latin matrona, from mater, matr- ‘mother’
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