matronaladj.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪtr(ə)nl/,

/məˈtrəʊnl/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪtrənəl/,

/məˈtroʊnəl/

Forms: 1600s matronall, 1700s– matronal.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French matronal.

Etymology: < Middle French matronal of or relating to a matron (15th cent.) < classical Latin mātrōnālis of or befitting a married woman < mātrōna matron n. + -ālis -al suffix¹. Compare Italian matronale (14th cent.), Spanish matronal (1706), Portuguese matronal (1813).For pronunciations with stress on the second syllable, compare the note s.v. patronal adj.

Now rare.

1. Of or relating to a matron; characteristic of or befitting a matron.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [adjective] > relating or appropriate to married woman

matronlike?1571

matronal1609

matronly1630

1609 J. Dowland tr. A. Ornithoparchus Micrologus 36 Others do loue the decent, and as it were, matronall carriage of the eight [tone].

1619 A. Gorges tr. F. Bacon Wisedome Ancients 19 Besydes (for her matronall chastity) shee was held venerable by Antiquity.

1622 F. Bacon Hist. Raigne Henry VII 218 He had heard of the Beautie..of the young Queene of Naples,..being then of Matronall yeares of seuen and twentie.

1777 S. Johnson Let. 19 May (1992) III. 26 When you are with matronal authority talking down juvenile hopes.

1822 T. Taylor tr. Apuleius Metamorphosis 59 I have always despised matronal embraces.

1860 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. VIII. lxvi. 413 Susanna Smith Elliott..stepped forth..in matronal beauty.

2. Resembling a matron. Also: consisting of matrons.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [adjective] > characteristic of

matron1667

matronal1748

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa V. xlii. 299 The dialogues between the old matronal lady and the young lady.

1847 A. C. Smeaton Builder's Pocket Man. (new ed.) 203 Draped matronal figures.

1858 A. H. Clough Amours de Voyage in Atlantic Monthly Feb. 423 Eager for battle here Stood Vulcan, here matronal Juno.

1998 Irish Times (Nexis) 3 Apr. 17 The matronal wings of contemporary feminism might be impressed by the arguments of your correspondents..but I am not convinced that contemporary girl power would be terribly interested.

Derivatives

† matronally adv. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Matronally.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	matronal
释义	matronaladj. Brit. /ˈmeɪtr(ə)nl/, /məˈtrəʊnl/, U.S. /ˈmeɪtrənəl/, /məˈtroʊnəl/ Forms: 1600s matronall, 1700s– matronal. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French matronal. Etymology: < Middle French matronal of or relating to a matron (15th cent.) < classical Latin mātrōnālis of or befitting a married woman < mātrōna matron n. + -ālis -al suffix¹. Compare Italian matronale (14th cent.), Spanish matronal (1706), Portuguese matronal (1813).For pronunciations with stress on the second syllable, compare the note s.v. patronal adj. Now rare. 1. Of or relating to a matron; characteristic of or befitting a matron. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [adjective] > relating or appropriate to married woman matronlike?1571 matronal1609 matronly1630 1609 J. Dowland tr. A. Ornithoparchus Micrologus 36 Others do loue the decent, and as it were, matronall carriage of the eight [tone]. 1619 A. Gorges tr. F. Bacon Wisedome Ancients 19 Besydes (for her matronall chastity) shee was held venerable by Antiquity. 1622 F. Bacon Hist. Raigne Henry VII 218 He had heard of the Beautie..of the young Queene of Naples,..being then of Matronall yeares of seuen and twentie. 1777 S. Johnson Let. 19 May (1992) III. 26 When you are with matronal authority talking down juvenile hopes. 1822 T. Taylor tr. Apuleius Metamorphosis 59 I have always despised matronal embraces. 1860 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. VIII. lxvi. 413 Susanna Smith Elliott..stepped forth..in matronal beauty. 2. Resembling a matron. Also: consisting of matrons. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [adjective] > characteristic of matron1667 matronal1748 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa V. xlii. 299 The dialogues between the old matronal lady and the young lady. 1847 A. C. Smeaton Builder's Pocket Man. (new ed.) 203 Draped matronal figures. 1858 A. H. Clough Amours de Voyage in Atlantic Monthly Feb. 423 Eager for battle here Stood Vulcan, here matronal Juno. 1998 Irish Times (Nexis) 3 Apr. 17 The matronal wings of contemporary feminism might be impressed by the arguments of your correspondents..but I am not convinced that contemporary girl power would be terribly interested. Derivatives † matronally adv. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Matronally. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1609
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