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matronhood

matronhood noun: the state of being a matron.

Noun

matronhood (uncountable)

  1. The state of being a matron

Origin of matronhood

From matron + -hood.

Questions about matronhood

What does matronhood mean?
Matronhood means the state of being a matron.
What part of speech is matronhood?
Matronhood is a noun.

Words near matronhood in the dictionary

  1. matronas
  2. Matrone
  3. matronea
  4. Matrones
  5. matroneum
  6. matronhood
  7. matronise
  8. matronised
  9. matronises
  10. matronising
  11. matronism

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