| 单词 | prison matron |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprison matron prison matron n. U.S. a female prison officer; cf. matron n. 3b. ΚΠ 1848 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 522 The appointment of prison matrons, or female officers to have the custody of female prisoners. 1914 A. C. McLaughlin & A. B. Hart Cycl. Amer. Govt. III. 62/1 Prison matrons have been found exceedingly useful in caring for children. 2004 Boston Globe (Nexis) 14 May a11 A subsequent investigation found that Norfolk had neither a metal detector to screen visitors for weapons nor a prison matron to search female visitors. < as lemmas |
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