- a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- a woman who has charge of the domestic affairs of a hospital, prison, or other institution.
- a woman serving as a guard, warden, or attendant for women or girls, as in a prison.
- a married woman regarded as staid or dignified, esp a middle-aged woman with children
- a woman in charge of the domestic or medical arrangements in an institution, such as a boarding school
- a wardress in a prison
- the former name for the administrative head of the nursing staff in a hospital
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