a woman in charge of domestic and medical arrangements at a boarding school or other establishment 女总管;女舍监 ■(Brit.)the woman in charge of the nursing in a hospital (the official term in Britain is now senior nursing officer) (英)护士长 ■(chiefly US)a female prison officer (主美)女狱警
a married woman, especially a dignified and sober middle-aged one (尤指举止庄重的中年女性)夫人;主妇
派生 matronhood noun 语源
late Middle English (in sense 2): from Old French matrone, from Latin matrona, from mater, matr- 'mother'