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(1):

(n.) 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.

(2):

(n.) A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children; a woman of staid or motherly manners.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Matron'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/matron.html. 1828.
 
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