Definitions
1.nounA mature or elderly woman.
2.nounA wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children.
3.nounA woman of staid or motherly manners.
4.nounA housekeeper, especially, a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public institution.
5.nounA senior female nurse in an establishment, especially a hospital or school."the matron of a school or hospital"
6.nounA female prison officer.