What is the meaning of Matron?

A mature or elderly woman, especially one of a higher social rank.

1. A woman with the character of a mother or matriarch.
2. A woman in charge of the domestic arrangements of an establishment or institution, especially, the nursing officer or chief nurse of a hospital.

   A woman with the character of a mother or matriarch.

   A woman in charge of the domestic arrangements of an establishment or institution, especially, the nursing officer or chief nurse of a hospital.

   A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children.

   A housekeeper, especially, a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public institution.

   A female prison officer.

   Source: wiktionary.org