matronage

  • 1Matronage — Mat ron*age, n. 1. The state of a matron. [1913 Webster] 2. The collective body of matrons. Burke. [1913 Webster] Can a politician slight the feelings and convictions of the whole matronage of his country? Hare. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2matronage — index coverture Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3matronage — /may treuh nij, ma /, n. 1. the state of being a matron. 2. guardianship by a matron. 3. matrons collectively. [1765 75; MATRON + AGE] * * * …

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  • 4matronage — noun a) The collective body of matrons. b) The state of being a matron …

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  • 5matronage — ma·tron·age …

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  • 6matronage — /ˈmeɪtrənɪdʒ/ (say maytruhnij) noun 1. the state of being a matron. 2. guardianship by a matron. 3. matrons collectively …

  • 7matronage — nij noun ( s) 1. : the matrons of a region or country 2. : supervision, guardianship, or attendance by a matron 3. : matronhood …

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  • 8Woman — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Woman >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 woman woman she her female petticoat GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 feminality feminality muliebrity Sgm: N 2 womanhood womanhood &c.(adolescence) 131 …

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  • 9Troubadour — A troubadour (IPA: IPA| [tɾuβaˈðuɾ] , originally IPA| [tɾuβaˈðoɾ] ) was a composer and performer of Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages (1100 ndash;1350). The troubadour school or tradition began in the eleventh century in Occitania …

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  • 10matronship — noun matronage …

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