matron
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A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children; a woman of staid or motherly manners.
A housekeeper; esp., a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public instution; a head nurse in a hospital; as, the matron of a school or hospital.
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INCOMPATIBILITY, n. In matrimony a similarity of tastes, particularly the taste for domination. Incompatibility may, however, consist of a meek-eyed matron living just around the corner. It has even been known to wear a moustache.
Even the impetuous Helena Justina was an advocate of traditional family councils. However, every Roman matron knows that domestic councils were devised by our foremothers purely so the views of the matron of a household may prevail.
It sticks to his fingers, like the charity-money to the matron.
A possibly apocryphal story has it a matron, seated next to him at a dinner, said to him, "I made a bet today that I could get more than two words out of you."
Also present at the event were the State Deputy Governor, Hon. Mrs. Cecilia Ezeilo, who is the Grand Matron of Para Powerlifting Federation, the Speaker of the State Assembly, Rt.
A Roman matron was any mature woman of the upper class, married or unmarried.