Matronage

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Matronage \Mat"ron*age\, n.
     1. The state of a matron.
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     2. The collective body of matrons. --Burke.
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              Can a politician slight the feelings and convictions
              of the whole matronage of his country? --Hare.
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