Matronage
Pronunciation : Mat"ron*age
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The state of a matron.
2. The collective body of matrons. Burke. Can a politician slight the feelings and convictions of the whole matronage of his country Hare.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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