Meanings
nounmatronism (uncountable)
- archaicuncountablematronhood
To a lad of my age, the idea of a woman of thirty was connected with nothing but associations of far-advanced old maidenhood or very ripe matronism […]
1854, The Keepsake
Origin
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matronism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matronism
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“matronism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matronism. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “matronism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matronism.
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