Matron (disambiguation)

Matron may refer to:

Matron (nurse), title for a female senior nurse A wife A mother A female prison officer Matrona, a type of Celtic mother goddess Matron of Pitane (fl. c. 400 BC), an Ancient Greek poet and parodist Horseraces for mares: Matron Stakes (disambiguation) California Cup Matron

See also Matron literature, a literary genre which focuses on older female characters as protagonists Matron of honor, a married senior bridesmaid Matron's badge, a gentlewoman's headdress worn in the Scottish Highlands in former times Matron Head, 1816–1839 design of the Coronet large cent issued by the United States Mint College of Matrons, a residential building and charity within the Salisbury Cathedral Close, Wiltshire, England Jury of matrons, convened to establish whether a party to a legal action was pregnant Temple matron, female leadership position in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Matriarchy, a social system in which positions of dominance and privilege are held by women Matronymic, a personal or parental name based on the given name of a female ancestor Matrona (disambiguation)