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1. A married woman in the service of a queen or princess

2. A married woman performing the duties of a bridesmaid, esp the chief bridesmaid

Main Entry: ↑honour

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matron of honour see under ↑honour

Main Entry: ↑matron

matron of honour UK US noun [countable] [singular matron of honour plural matrons of honour]

a married woman who has special responsibilities to help a bride at her wedding

Thesaurus: engagements and weddings_hyponym to get, or to be married_synonym

See also: bridesmaid

ˈmatron of honour [matron of honour] (especially US ˈmatron of honor) noun singular

a married woman who is the most important ↑bridesmaid at a wedding

compare ↑maid of honour