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Definition of: matron
(mā′trən) noun
1. A married woman; mother; also, a woman of established age and dignity.
2. A housekeeper, or a female superintendent, as of an institution. [<OF matrone <L matrona <mater, matris mother]
—ma′·tron·al adjective
—ma′tron·like′ adjective
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