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matronism

matronism noun: matronhood.

Noun

matronism (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) matronhood
    • To a lad of my age, the idea of a woman of thirty was connected with nothing but associations of far-advanced old maidenhood or very ripe matronism […]1854, The Keepsake

Origin of matronism

From matron + -ism.

Questions about matronism

What does matronism mean?
Matronism means matronhood.
What part of speech is matronism?
Matronism is a noun.

Words near matronism in the dictionary

  1. matronhood
  2. matronise
  3. matronised
  4. matronises
  5. matronising
  6. matronism
  7. matronize
  8. matronized
  9. matronizes
  10. matronizing
  11. matronlike

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