| matron Jun 30th 2012, 10:45 | | | | Line 3: | Line 3: | | | | | | | | ===Etymology=== | | ===Etymology=== | | − | From {{etyl|enm|en}}, from {{etyl|fro|en}} {{term|matrone|lang=fro}}, {{etyl|la|en}} {{term|matrona|lang=la||married woman}}, from {{term|mater|lang=la||mother}} | + | From {{etyl|enm}}, from {{etyl|fro}} {{term|matrone|lang=fro}}, {{etyl|la}} {{term|matrona|lang=la||married woman}}, from {{term|mater|lang=la||mother}} | | | | | | | | ===Pronunciation=== | | ===Pronunciation=== | | − | * {{IPA|/meɪtrən/}} | + | * {{IPA|/ˈmeɪtɹən/}} | | − | * {{rhymes|eɪtrən}} | + | * {{rhymes|eɪtɹən}} | | | | | | | | ===Noun=== | | ===Noun=== |
Latest revision as of 10:45, 30 June 2012 [edit] English Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing. [edit] Etymology From Middle English, from Old French matrone, Latin matrona ("married woman"), from mater ("mother") [edit] Pronunciation matron (plural matrons) - A mature woman; a wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children; a woman of staid or motherly manners.
- Shakespeare
- Your wives, your daughters, Your matrons, and your maids.
- A housekeeper; especially, a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public institution; a head nurse in a hospital; as, the matron of a school or hospital.
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