What is "matronize"

Matronize \Mat"ron*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Matronized; p. pr. & vb. n. Matronizing.]

1. To make a matron of; to make matronlike.

   Childbed matronizes the giddiest spirits.
   --Richardson.

2. To act the part of a matron toward; to superintend; to chaperone; as, to matronize an assembly.

vb. 1 (context transitive English) To make a matron of; to make matron-like. 2 (context transitive English) To act the part of a matron toward; to superintend or chaperone. 3 (context transitive sometimes derogatory English) To criticize from a feminist perspective.