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matron

ma.tron \'ma--tr*n\ n [ME matrone, fr. MF, fr. L matrona, fr. matr-, mater] 
   1a: a married woman usu. marked by dignified maturity or social distinction 
    1b: a woman that supervises women or children (as in a school or police 
   sta tion) 1c: the chief officer in a woman's organization  2: a brood 
   female