matronly

[ mey-truh n-lee ]

/ ˈmeɪ trən li /

of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a matron; maturely dignified; stately.

characteristic of or suitable for a matron.

Origin of matronly

First recorded in 1650–60; matron + -ly

ma·tron·li·ness, noun

“Surely we never can have such luck as to sit at the same tea table with her,” indicating the matronly actress.

Dorothy Dale in the City |Margaret Penrose
Hilda Marsh—Hilda the blooming, the full bosomed, the matronly.

Monday or Tuesday |Virginia Woolf
She had been clear before, and secure; but he felt now the added weight of her matronly authority.

Adrienne Toner |Anne Douglas Sedgwick
A rush candle was burning within and a matronly looking woman sat before the fire.

The Pearl Story Book |Various

Mrs. Larabee slipped back into the soft and matronly sea of pink chiffon from which she had momentarily arisen.

Plowing On Sunday |Sterling North

matronly

/ (ˈmeɪtrənlɪ) /

of, characteristic of, or suitable for a matron; staid and dignified in a manner associated with a middle-aged, usually plump, woman

matronliness, noun