Matronalia

[ mey-truh-ney-lee-uh, -neyl-yuh, ma- ]

noun,plural Ma·tron·al·i·al·i·a, Ma·tron·al·i·al·i·as.(sometimes used with a plural verb)
  1. an annual festival of ancient Rome held by matrons in honor of Juno.

Origin of Matronalia

1
1700–10; <Latin Mātrōnālia (festa), neuter plural of mātrōnālis of, belonging to a married woman. See matron, -al1

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