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a married woman acting as the principal attendant of the bride at a wedding.Cf. maid of honor.[1900-05, Amer.]
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matron of honor — ☆ matron of honor n. a married woman acting as chief attendant to the bride at a wedding: cf. MAID OF HONOR … English World dictionary
matron of honor — noun count a married woman who has the main responsibility for helping a BRIDE at her wedding ─ compare BRIDESMAID … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
matron of honor — noun a married woman serving as the attendant to the bride at a wedding • Hypernyms: ↑attendant, ↑attender, ↑tender * * * (US) (or Brit matron of honour) noun, pl matrons of honor [count] : a married woman who is the main bridesmaid at a wedding… … Useful english dictionary
matron of honor — noun A married woman who assists the bride at a wedding. See Also: maid of honor, maiden of honor … Wiktionary
matron of honor — Date: 1903 a bride s principal married wedding attendant compare maid of honor … New Collegiate Dictionary
matron of honor — ma′tron of hon′or n. a married woman acting as the principal attendant of the bride at a wedding Compare maid of honor 1) … From formal English to slang
matron of honor — married bridal attendant … English contemporary dictionary
matron of honour — 1. A married woman in the service of a queen or princess 2. A married woman performing the duties of a bridesmaid, esp the chief bridesmaid • • • Main Entry: ↑honour matron of honour see under ↑honour • • • Main Entry: ↑matron * * * matro … Useful english dictionary
matron of honour — BrE matron of honor AmE plural matrons of honour n a married woman who helps the ↑bride on her wedding day →↑bridesmaid … Dictionary of contemporary English
matron — n. 1) a dignified matron 2) a matron of honor (at a wedding) * * * [ meɪtrən] a dignified matron a matron of honor (at a wedding) … Combinatory dictionary
