administratrix en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ədˌmɪnɪˈstɹeɪ(ˌ)tɹɪks/
- /æd-/
Etymology
From New Latin administrātrīx. By surface analysis, administrator + -trix.
Meanings
-
A female administrator.
The Princess Sophia was named in the act of settlement […] not for her merits as a temporary administratrix of a power, which she might not, and in fact did not, herself ever exercise.
1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, Oxford, published 2009, page 24:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| administratrices | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| administratrixes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
coadministratrix · administratrixship