Definition of Matrons. Meaning of Matrons. Synonyms of Matrons

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Definition of Matrons

Matron
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.

Meaning of Matrons from wikipedia

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- Highlands in former times Matron Head, 1816–1839 design of the Coronet large cent issued by the United States Mint College of Matrons, a residential building...
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- Carry On Matron is a 1972 British comedy film, the 23rd release in the series of 31 Carry On films (1958–1992). It was released in May 1972. It was directed...
- Matron literature (also known as hen lit) is a literary genre which focuses on older female characters as protagonists. The genre has increased in po****rity...
- brother, if he died without male heirs. Civil matrons juries were composed of twelve knights and twelve matrons, summoned by a writ de ventre in****iendo...
- The ****ociation of Hospital Matrons was a professional organization of hospital matrons in the United Kingdom, founded in 1919. At its meeting on 23 December...
- The Matres (Latin for "mothers") and Matronae (Latin for "matrons") were female deities venerated in Northwestern Europe, of whom relics are found dating...
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