Matron: alternatives and connections

Relationship by marriage (as between a husband and his wife's blood relations, or between a wife and her husband's blood relations); -…

The condition of being barren; sterility; unproductiveness.

The young birds hatched at one time; a hatch; as, a brood of chickens.

The brother of one's husband or wife; also, the husband of one's sister; sometimes, the husband of one's wife's sister.

A woman who cohabits with a man without being his wife; a paramour.

The act of condoning or pardoning.

Of sober or serious mien; composed and decorous in bearing; of modest look; staid; grave.

Not covert; not within the bonds of matrimony; unmarried; -- applied either to a woman who has never married or to a widow.

A widow endowed, or having a jointure; a widow who either enjoys a dower from her deceased husband, or has property of her own brought…

That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.

The wife or widow of a duke; also, a lady who has the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right.

The wife or widow of an elector in the old German empire.

A certain tenure in tail special; an estate of inheritance given to a man his wife (the wife being of the blood of the donor), and des…

The male head of a household; one who orders the economy of a family.

(linguistics, poetry) the use of isosyllabic verse.; "But it is likewise true that — especially in the context of the eighteenth centu…

A woman who looks after the domestic affairs of a family; a mistress; the female head of a household.

The wife or the widow of a marquis; a woman who has the rank and dignity of a marquis.

To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining, as a man and a woman, for life; to constitute (a man and a woman…