Mat″ter (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Mattered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Mattering.] 1. To be of importance; to import; to signify.
It matters not how they were called. Locke.
2. To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate. “Each slight sore mattereth.” Sir P. Sidney.