| Matron | 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. [ 1913 Webster ] Your wives, your daughters,
Your matrons, and your maids. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] Grave from her cradle, insomuch that she was a matron before she was a mother. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
| | Matronage | n. 1. The state of a matron. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The collective body of matrons. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ] Can a politician slight the feelings and convictions of the whole matronage of his country? Hare. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Matronal | a. [ L. matronalis. ] Of or pertaining to a matron; suitable to an elderly lady or to a married woman; grave; motherly. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Matronhood | n. The state of being a matron. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Matronize | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Matronized p. pr. & vb. n. Matronizing ] 1. To make a matron of; to make matronlike. [ 1913 Webster ] Childbed matronizes the giddiest spirits. Richardson. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To act the part of a matron toward; to superintend; to chaperone; as, to matronize an assembly. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Matronlike | a. Like a matron; sedate; grave; matronly. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Matronly | a. 1. Advanced in years; elderly. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Like, or befitting, a matron; grave; sedate. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Matronymic | n. [ L. mater mother + -nymic, as in patronimic. ] See Metronymic. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Unobjectionable | See high.
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[ 1913 Webster ] [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Unnoble, Unniggard, Unnegotiable, Unneedful, Unnavigable, Unnative, Unnamable, Unmysterious, Unmusical, Unmuscular, Unmotherly, Unmonkish, Unmoist, Unmodish, Unmodifiable, Unmitigable, Unmiry, Unmiraculous, Unmingleable, Unmindful, Unmilitary, Unmild, Unmighty, Unmetaphorical, Unmerry, Unmeritable, Unmerciable, Unmercenary, Unmentionable, Unmendable, Unmelodious, Unmeet, Unmeek, Unmatronlike, Unmatchable, Unmasculine, Unmarvelous, Unmarriageable, Unmarriable, Unmarketable, Unmanly, Unmanlike, Unmanful, Unmanageable, Unmalleable, Unmakable, Unmaidenly, Unlusty, Unlustrous, Unluminous, Unlucent, Unlovable, Unlosable, Unlordly, Unlogical, Unlineal, Unlimber, Unlightsome, Unlibidinous, Unlevel, Unladylike, Unlaborious, Unknowable, Unknotty, Unknightly, Unkingly, Unjustifiable, Unjoyous, Unjoyful, Unjealous, Uninvestigable, Uninventive, Uninterpretable, Uninteresting, Unintentional, Unintelligible, Unintelligent, Uninstructive, Uninquisitive, Uninjurious, Uninhabitable, Uningenuous, Uningenious, Uninfluential, Uninflammable, Unindustrious, Unindulgent, Unindifferent, Unincreasable, Unincidental, Unimpugnable, Unimprovable, Unimpressionable, Unimpressible, Unimportant, Unimplicit, Unimmortal, Unimaginative, Unimaginable, Unillusory, Unidle, Unideal, Unhygienic, Unhhurtful, Unhurt, Unhostile, Unhopeful, Unhonorable, Unhigh |
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