(adj.adv.) : mātrōnālis, e, adj.1. matrona
* Of or belonging to a married woman or matron, womanly, matronly (not in Cic.): oblitae decoris matronalis,of womanly honor,Liv. 26, 49 fin.: jam illi anilis prudentia, matronalis gravitas erat,Plin. Ep. 5, 16, 2: dignitas,Suet. Tib. 35: habitus,i. e. the stola,Dig. 47, 10, 15: genae,the matron's cheeks,Ov. F. 2, 828: labor,Col. 12 praef. § 7: sedulitas,id. ib. § 8.—Subst.: Mātrōnā-lĭa, ĭum, n., a festival celebrated by matrons in honor of Mars, on the 1st of March, at which presents were given to matrons and brides, Ov. F. 3, 229; Suet. Vesp. 19; Mart. 5, 84, 10; cf. Macr. S. 1, 12, 7; called also: Matronales feriae,Tert. Idol. 14.—Hence, adv.: mātrōnālĭter, like a matron: MATRONALITER NVPTA, as lawful wife (opp. to a concubine), Inscr. Maff. Mus. Ver. 46, 4, 6.

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