Definition of Maton
Ma"tron (?), n. [F. matrone, L.
matrona, fr. mater mother. See Mother.]
1. A wife or a widow, especially, one who has
borne children; a woman of staid or motherly manners.
Your wives, your daughters,
Your matrons, and your maids. Shak.
Grave from her cradle, insomuch that she was a
matron before she was a mother.
Fuller.
2. A housekeeper; esp., a woman who manages
the domestic economy of a public instution; a head nurse in a
hospital; as, the matron of a school or hospital.
Jury of matrons (Law), a jury of
experienced women called to determine the question of pregnancy when
set up in bar of execution, and for other cognate purposes.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children; a woman of staid or motherly manners.
Your wives, your daughters, Your matrons, and your maids. ShakespeareCategory:Shakespeare Quotes
- A housekeeper; especially, a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public instution; a head nurse in a hospital; as, the matron of a school or hospital.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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