MATRONIZE

Etymology

Verb

matronize (third-person singular simple present matronizes, present participle matronizing, simple past and past participle matronized)

(transitive) To make a matron of; to make matron-like.

(transitive) To act the part of a matron toward; to superintend or chaperone.

(transitive, sometimes, derogatory) To criticize from a feminist perspective.

(transitive, sometimes, derogatory) Of a woman: to patronize or be condescending towards.

Source: Wiktionary

Mat"ron*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Matronized; p. pr. & vb. n. Matronizing.]

1. To make a matron of; to make matronlike. Childbed matronizes the giddiest spirits. Richardson.

2. To act the part of a marton toward; to superintend; to chaperone; as, to matronize an assembly.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition