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