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matron of honor

The definition of a matron of honor is a woman, often an older or married woman, who is chosen by the bride at a wedding to stand up for the bride and to be an assistant in the planning and carrying out of the wedding.

(noun)

An example of a matron of honor is the older and married best friend of a bride who throws the bridal shower and who walks down the aisle right before the bride at the wedding.

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See matron of honor in Webster's New World College Dictionary

a married woman acting as chief attendant to the bride at a wedding

See matron of honor in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. matrons of honor
A married woman serving as chief attendant of the bride at a wedding.
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