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Definition of matron noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

matron

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/ˈmeɪtrən/
 
/ˈmeɪtrən/
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  1. (British English) a woman who works as a nurse in a schoolTopics Educationc2, Healthcarec2, Jobsc2
  2. (British English) a senior nurse in charge of the other nurses in a hospitalTopics Healthcarec2, Jobsc2
  3. (old-fashioned) an older married woman
    4. Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (3)): from Old French matrone, from Latin matrona, from mater, matr- ‘mother’.
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