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| ma·tron [ máytrən ] (plural ma·trons) |
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1. mature woman: a woman, especially a married woman of middle age or later, who has had children and is thought of as being mature, sensible, and of good social standing
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2. U.K. supervisor: a woman in charge of the medical and housekeeping arrangements in an institution such as a boarding school
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3. woman warden: a woman who is a warden in a women's correctional institution
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4. U.K. head nurse: a woman who is head of the nursing staff in a hospital, nursing home, or other medical institution, equivalent to a nursing director
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not in technical use
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| [14th century. Directly or via French matrone< Latin matrona< matr- "mother"] |
