m 3 a 1 t 1 r 1 o 1 n 1
6 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
noun a wardress in a prison
noun a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution
originFrom Middle English matrone, from Old French matrone, from Latin mātrōna (“married woman”), from māter (“mother”). Doublet of matrona.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0