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jury of matrons

jury of matrons noun: a jury of women impanelled to try a question of pregnancy, as where a widow alleges herself to be with child by her late husband, or a woman sentenced to death, to stay execution, pleads that she is with child.

Noun

jury of matrons (plural juries of matrons)

  1. (historical) A jury of women impanelled to try a question of pregnancy, as where a widow alleges herself to be with child by her late husband, or a woman sentenced to death, to stay execution, pleads that she is with child.

Forms of jury of matrons

pluraljuries of matrons

Questions about jury of matrons

What does jury of matrons mean?
Jury of matrons means a jury of women impanelled to try a question of pregnancy, as where a widow alleges herself to be with child by her late husband, or a woman sentenced to death, to stay execution, pleads that she is with child.
What part of speech is jury of matrons?
Jury of matrons is a noun.
What is the plural of jury of matrons?
The plural of jury of matrons is juries of matrons.

Words near jury of matrons in the dictionary

  1. jury mast
  2. jury masts
  3. jury nullification
  4. jury nullifications
  5. jury of half-tongue
  6. jury of matrons
  7. jury panel
  8. jury panels
  9. jury pool
  10. jury pools
  11. jury rig

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