MATRONIZE

Mat″ron‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Matronized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Matronizing (?).] 1. 1. To make a matron of; to make matronlike.
Childbed matronizes the giddiest spirits. Richardson. 2. 2. To act the part of a matron toward; to superintend; to chaperone; as, to matronize an assembly.