In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
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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