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Definition of Matronal
1. a. Of or pertaining to a matron; suitable to an elderly lady or to a married woman; grave; motherly.
Definition of Matronal
1. Adjective. Of, or pertaining to, a matron. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Matronal
1. matron [adj] - See also: matron
Medical Definition of Matronal
1. Of or pertaining to a matron; suitable to an elderly lady or to a married woman; grave; motherly. Origin: L. Matronalis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Matronal
Literary usage of Matronal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette (1831)
"... when treating of the education on the origin of those draped matronal
Sir,—Vitruvius, in his work on Archi- *' Should any one wish for informatioh of an ..."
2. The Greatest Works of the Greatest Authors, Ancient and Modern (1894)
"... for Pan was one of the ancientest gods, and long before the time of Ulysses;
besides, Peni-lope was venerated by antiquity for her matronal chastity. ..."
3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Only, in depicting this Roman ideal of matronal chastity, Fletcher, ... [L., orig.
neut. pi. of matronalis, belonging to a married woman : see matronal. ..."
4. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language: To by John Walker (1806)
"(£/• This word, like matronal, has a diversity of pronunciation in our Dictionaries,
which shows the necessity of recurring to principles in order to fix ..."
5. A critical pronouncing dictionary and expositor of the English language by John Walker (1797)
"Womb, a place w here any thing is generated or formed. MATRON, mà'trun. f.
An elderly lady ; an old woman. matronal, mat'ro-nal, or ma-tro'- nal. a. ..."
6. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...by John Walker by John Walker (1806)
"matronal, mát'ró-nal, or ma-tro'- nal. a. An elderly lady ; an old woman. ...
_ matronal and matronly ought .to have iSt first vowel and the accent as in ..."
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