Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - matron
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Matron
matron
noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~a, from matr-, mater Date: 14th century 1. a. a married woman usually marked by dignified maturity or social distinction b. a woman who supervises women or children (as in a school or police station) c. the chief officer in a women's organization 2. a female animal kept for breeding MATRONLY adjective Date: 1656 having the character of or suitable to a matron
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n. 1 a married woman, esp. a dignified and sober one. 2 a woman managing the domestic arrangements of a school etc. 3 Brit. a woman in charge of the nursing in a hospital. Usage Now usu. called senior nursing officer. Phrases and idioms matron of honour a married woman attending the bride at a wedding. Derivatives matronhood n. Etymology: ME f. OF matrone f. L matrona f. mater matris mother ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. замужняя женщина; мать семейства, матрона jury of matrons —- юр. замужние женщины, выступающие в качестве присяжных для определения беременности женщины, приговоренной к смерти 2. вдова 3. старшая сестра, сестра-хозяйка (в больнице и т. п.) 4. заведующая хозяйством (школы и т. п.) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) замужняя женщина; мать семейства, матрона 2) экономка; сестра-хозяйка (больницы и т.п.); заведующая хозяйством (школы и т.п.) 3) смотрительница, надзирательница ...Англо-русский словарь
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(matrons) The matron in a nursing home is the woman who is in charge of all the nurses. In the past, the woman in charge of the nurses in a hospital was also called a matron. (BRIT) The Matron at the nursing home expressed a wish to attend... N-COUNT; N-TITLE ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 BrE a woman who works as a nurse in a school 2 especially AmE a woman who is in charge of women and children, for example in a prison 3 BrE old-fashioned a nurse who is in charge of the other nurses in a hospital 4 especially literary an older married woman ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- late 14c., from O.Fr. matrone, from L. matrona "married woman," from mater (gen. matris) "mother." Sense of "female manager of school, hospital, etc." first recorded 1557. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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