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matronage

matronage noun: the collective body of matrons.

Noun

matronage (countable and uncountable, plural matronages)

  1. The collective body of matrons.
  2. The state of being a matron.

Forms of matronage

pluralmatronages

Origin of matronage

From matron + -age.

Questions about matronage

What does matronage mean?
Matronage means the collective body of matrons.
What part of speech is matronage?
Matronage is a noun.
What is the plural of matronage?
The plural of matronage is matronages.

Words near matronage in the dictionary

  1. matron of honor
  2. matron of honour
  3. matrona
  4. matronaea
  5. matronaeum
  6. matronage
  7. matronages
  8. matronal
  9. Matronalia
  10. matronas
  11. Matrone

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