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She was one of the few surviving representatives of that matronal dignity and virtue which beautified the austerity of the earlier days of the Republic.

From Roman Women by Brittain, Alfred

She held the matronal office until health no longer permitted.

From Fifteen Years with the Outcast by Roberts, Fflorens

On the shafts they sunk channels, which bear a resemblance to the folds of a matronal garment.

From The English Mail-Coach and Joan of Arc by De Quincey, Thomas

What has my fair 'kinswoman' inherited from her matronal progenitor besides her features and carriage, and these sloping, slender Italian characters, I wonder?

From Jessamine A Novel by Harland, Marion