matron
/ˈmeɪtrən/noun
1
- a woman in charge of domestic and medical arrangements at a boarding school or other establishment女总管; 女舍监。
1.1
- Brit. the woman in charge of the nursing in a hospital (the official term in Britain is now senior nursing officer)〈英〉护士长。
1.2
- chiefly US a female prison officer〈主美〉女狱警。
2
- a married woman, especially a dignified and sober middle-aged one（尤指举止庄重的中年女性）夫人; 主妇。
派生词
matronhood
noun词源
late Middle English (in sense 2)： from Old French matrone, from Latin matrona, from mater, matr- 'mother'.