correctrix en · NOUN
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin corrēctrīx. By surface analysis, correct + -trix.
Meanings
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A woman or girl who corrects; a female corrector.
Inside the castle is a rankery, a real one. And rankery is the right word, don’t go thinking the correctrix got it wrong. You know full well that no correctrix has proofed my dad’s book.
2000, The Fat Princess: A Story for Grown-Ups, page 121:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| correctrices | Number=Plur | lexicographic |