MATRONAGE

Etymology

Noun

matronage (countable and uncountable, plural matronages)

The collective body of matrons.

The state of being a matron.

Anagrams

• meta-argon

Source: Wiktionary


Mat"ron*age, n.

1. The state of a matron.

2. The collective body of matrons. Burke. Can a politician slight the feelings and convictions of the whole matronage of his country Hare.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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