Definitions
a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
Word origin
From Middle English matrone, from Old French matrone, from Latin mātrōna (“married woman”), from māter (“mother”). Doublet of matrona.
Used in a sentence
“grave from her cradle, insomuch that she was a matron before she was a mother”
“the matron of a school or hospital”
“Roman matrons, sexually exhausted, were fond of trout caught in a little stream in the Vosges Mountains.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Older married woman”6 letters
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