matronage

English

Etymology

From matron +‎ -age.

Noun

matronage (countable and uncountable, plural matronages)

1. The collective body of matrons.
2. The state of being a matron.

References

• “matronage”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Agramonte, meta-argon