matron
noun /ˈmeɪtrən/
/ˈmeɪtrən/
- (British English) a woman who works as a nurse in a schoolTopics Educationc2, Medicinec2, Jobsc2
- (British English) a senior female nurse in charge of the other nurses in a hospitalTopics Jobsc2
- (becoming old-fashioned) an older married woman
Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (3)): from Old French matrone, from Latin matrona, from mater, matr- ‘mother’.