matron vs woman

matron and woman both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
matron	Yes	No	No	No
woman	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, woman is a hypernym of matron; that is, woman is a word with a broader meaning than matron:

Other hypernyms of matron include nurse, adult female.

matron (noun)	woman (noun)
a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified	women as a class
a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution	an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
a wardress in a prison	a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man