matronship
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matronship — index coverture Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
matronship — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌship noun 1. a. archaic : the rank, dignity, or personality of a matron b. : the position or function of a matron a can … Useful english dictionary
matronship — ma·tron·ship … English syllables
matron — matronal /may treuh nl, ma /, adj. matronhood, matronship, n. /may treuhn/, n. 1. a married woman, esp. one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position. 2. a woman who has charge of the domestic affairs of a… … Universalium
coverture — cov·er·ture / kə vər ˌchu̇r, chər/ n [Anglo French, literally, shelter, covering, from Old French, from covert, past participle of covrir to cover]: the inclusion of a woman in the legal person of her husband upon marriage under common law ◇… … Law dictionary
womanhood — Synonyms and related words: adulthood, adultness, age of consent, distaff side, driving age, fair sex, female sex, femaleness, feminacy, feminality, femineity, feminineness, femininity, flower of age, full age, full bloom, full growth,… … Moby Thesaurus
