matron
41MATRON — Matrona, Matronis …
42matron — noun 1》 a woman in charge of domestic and medical arrangements at a boarding school or other establishment. ↘Brit. the woman in charge of the nursing in a hospital (official term now senior nursing officer). ↘chiefly US a female prison… …
43matron — a (L). A wife …
44matron — n. 1. Wife, married woman, dame. 2. Elderly woman. 3. Head nurse, female head …
45matron — noun (C) 1 BrE a woman who works as a nurse in a school 2 especially AmE a woman who is in charge of women and children, for example in a prison 3 BrE old fashioned a nurse who is in charge of the other nurses in a hospital 4 especially literary… …
46matron — n 1. dame, matriarch, Inf. old lady, dowager, lady, grandmother. 2. warden, housemother, head mistress; governess, housekeeper, stewardess; supervisor, overseer, directress; head nurse, principal …
47matron — ma·tron …
48matron — ma•tron [[t]ˈmeɪ trən[/t]] n. 1) a married woman, esp. one who is mature and dignified 2) a woman who has charge of the domestic affairs of a hospital or other institution 3) a woman officer, as in a prison for women • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME… …
49matron — /ˈmeɪtrən / (say maytruhn) noun 1. a married woman, especially one of ripe years and staid character or established position. 2. a woman in charge of the sick bay, as in a school or workplace, on board a ship, etc. 3. (no longer in official use)… …
50matron — A married woman; an elderly woman. The female superintendent of an establishment or institution, such as a hospital, an orphan asylum, etc., is often so called …
