n.[C]

1. （尤指有身份的）已婚女子；遗孀
   a dignified matron

   一位庄重的已婚妇女

2. 女总管；女舍监；护士长；女看守

n.

1. a woman in charge of domestic and medical arrangements at a boarding school or other establishment.
   ▸Brit. the woman in charge of the nursing in a hospital (official term now senior nursing officer).
   ▸chiefly US a female prison officer.
2. a married woman, typically one who is dignified or staid.