Matron vs Metron - What's the difference?
matron | metron |
A mature woman; a wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children; a woman of staid or motherly manners.
*(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
*:your wives, your daughters, your matrons , and your maids
*(Thomas Fuller) (1606-1661)
*:grave from her cradle, insomuch that she was a matron before she was a mother
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*:“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron ; and she looked it, always trim and trig and smooth of surface like a converted yacht cleared for action. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable,.
A housekeeper; especially, a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public institution; a head nurse in a hospital.
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measure (poetic)
(by extension) sphere of influence
(physics) A two-dimensional quantum of multidimensional space, a unit of measure in Heim theory.
As nouns the difference between matron and metron
is that matron is a mature woman; a wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children; a woman of staid or motherly manners while metron is measure (poetic.matron
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(en noun)metron
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(en noun)Quotations
* "People are taught to understand their orbit of influence not their position... As long as every person understands their own metron and stays within their orbit, you have little problems. Everyone keep rank and do what is expected from them..." **"The Planetary System" - Household of Faith* "Grace, favour, and everything we need to be successful in ministry are given to us to accomplish our task when we are within our metron ." ** Ref:
CLARK. Advanced Apostolic Studies: Transitioning Every Believer into Apostolic Ministry.Spirit of Life Ministries, 2008. ISBN 9781886885172. * "We, however, will not boast beyond [our metron ], but within the limits of the sphere which God appointed us—a sphere which especially includes you. For we are not overextending ourselves (as though our authority did not extend to you), for it was to you that we came with the gospel of Christ." ** Ref: "The Holy Bible": 2 Corinthians 10:13-14 [http://www.biblestudytools.com/Lexicons/Greek/freqdisp.cgi?book=2co&number=3358&count=1&version=nas]