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bridesmatron

bridesmatron noun: a married bridesmaid.

Noun

bridesmatron (plural bridesmatrons)

  1. A married bridesmaid.
    • In the celebrated Aldobrandini fresco-painting, found in the baths of Titus, the bride is seated veiled on a bed, with the pronuba or bridesmatron near her, whilst the bridegroom sits at the foot of the bed.1854, Erotica. The poems of Catullus and Tibullus, and the Vigil of Venus, a prose tr. with notes, by W.K. Kelly. To which are added the metrical versions of Lamb and Grainger, and a selection of...
    • The banquet ended, the bride was escorted to the nuptial couch (Lectus genialis) by Pronubae, bridesmatrons, who differed from the bridesmaids of modern times only in the respect that they were married ladies who had been united to only one husband (Univirae).1867, The Poems of Valerius Catullus, page 233

Examples of bridesmatron in a sentence

  • Sallie Adele Pendleton, the maid of honor wore pink satin covered with georgette, and the bridesmatrons, Mrs.1920, The Independent, volume 43, page 6:
  • The contracting couple are clasping their right hands, while the officiating bridesmatron stands behind them with her hands on their shoulders.1924, The Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, volume 19, page 241:
  • Charles McConville (Barbara Reifel), B K, and Diane Lancaster, B K, were bridesmatron and bridesmaid.1954, The Adelphean, page 24:
  • Bobby Pechal of Temple was bridesmatron, Miss Annette Pyle of Houston served as bridesmaid.1957, The Milk Producer, page 4:

Forms of bridesmatron

pluralbridesmatrons

Origin of bridesmatron

From bride + -s- + matron, by analogy with bridesmaid and maid of honor, matron of honor.

Questions about bridesmatron

What does bridesmatron mean?
Bridesmatron means a married bridesmaid.
How do you use bridesmatron in a sentence?
Sallie Adele Pendleton, the maid of honor wore pink satin covered with georgette, and the bridesmatrons, Mrs.
What part of speech is bridesmatron?
Bridesmatron is a noun.
What is the plural of bridesmatron?
The plural of bridesmatron is bridesmatrons.

Words near bridesmatron in the dictionary

  1. bridesmaidens
  2. bridesmaiding
  3. bridesmaids
  4. bridesmaidship
  5. bridesman
  6. bridesmatron
  7. bridesmatrons
  8. bridesmen
  9. bridespeople
  10. bridesperson
  11. bridespersons

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