mātrōnālis — Lewis & Short
mātrōnālis, e, adj.1. matrona,
I 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.