Can a politician slight the feelings and convictions of the whole
matronage of his country ?
Hare.
Mat"ron*al (?), a. [L. matronalis.] Of or pertaining to a matron;
suitable to an elderly lady or to a married woman; grave; motherly.
Ma"tron*hood (?), n. The state of being a matron.
Mat"ron*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Matronized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Matronizing (?).] 1. To make a matron of; to make matronlike.
Childbed matronizes the giddiest spirits.
Richardson.
2. To act the part of a matron toward; to superintend; to chaperone;
as, to matronize an assembly.
Ma"tron*like` (?), a. Like a matron; sedate; grave; matronly.
Ma"tron*ly, a. 1. Advanced in years; elderly.