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matron
ma·tron M0153800 (mā′trən)n.1. A married woman or a widow, especially a mother of dignity, mature age, and established social position.2. A woman who acts as a supervisor or monitor in a public institution, such as a school, hospital, or prison.
[Middle English matrone, from Old French, from Latin mātrōna, from māter, mātr-, mother; see māter- in Indo-European roots.]
ma′tron·al adj.ma′tron·li·ness n.ma′tron·ly adv. & adj.matron (ˈmeɪtrən) n1. a married woman regarded as staid or dignified, esp a middle-aged woman with children2. (Professions) a woman in charge of the domestic or medical arrangements in an institution, such as a boarding school3. (Professions) US a wardress in a prison4. (Professions) Brit the former name for the administrative head of the nursing staff in a hospital. Official name: nursing officer 5. (Medicine) Brit the former name for the administrative head of the nursing staff in a hospital. Official name: nursing officer [C14: via Old French from Latin mātrōna, from māter mother] ˈmatronal adj ˈmatronˌhood, ˈmatronˌship n ˈmatron-ˌlike adjma•tron (ˈmeɪ trən)
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. [1350–1400; Middle English matrone < Latin mātrōna a married woman, wife, derivative of māter mother1] ma•tron•al (ˈmeɪ trə nl, ˈmæ-) adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  matron - a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignifiedmarried woman, wife - a married woman; a man's partner in marriage | | 2. | matron - a wardress in a prisonwardress - a woman warder | | 3. | matron - a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institutionnurse - one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" |
Translationsmatron (ˈmeitrən) noun1. a senior nurse in charge of a hospital. 護士長 护士长2. a dignified married woman. Her behaviour shocked all the middle-class matrons in the neighbourhood. 有威嚴或上了年紀的婦人 （品德高尚的）主妇 ˈmatronly adjective1. dignified and calm. 有威嚴的 有尊严的2. rather fat. a matronly figure. 肥胖的 肥胖的matron
matron Brit the former name for the administrative head of the nursing staff in a hospital matron
matron Medspeak-UK
A very senior nurse in the UK who provides onsite leadership to a service or hospital, serves as nursing supervisor in the UK, and is concerned with improving the patient experience. The traditional matron was the senior-most nurse in a particular hospital and was responsible for the entire nursing and domestic staff. She (never he) oversaw all patient care and efficient running of the hospital. They were abolished in late 1960s with the reshuffling of the NHS triggered by the Salmon report.Matron
Related to Matron: matron of honorMATRON. A married woman, generally an elderly married woman.
2. By the laws of England, when a widow feigns herself with child, in order to exclude the next heir, and a suppositious birth is expected, then, upon the writ de ventre inspiciendo, a jury of women is to be, impanelled to try the question, whether with child or not. Cro, Eliz. 566. So when a woman was sentenced to death, and she declared herself to be quick with child, a jury of matrons is impanelled to try whether she be or be not with child. 4 Bl. Com. 395. See Pregnancy; Quick with child. MATRON
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matron
Related to matron: matron of honorWords related to matronnoun a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignifiedRelated Wordsnoun a wardress in a prisonRelated Wordsnoun a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institutionRelated Words |