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executress en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɛkˈsɛk-/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɹɪs/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old French executeresse (modern French exécutrice), from executeur (“executor”) + -esse (suffix forming female equivalents). By surface analysis, executor + -ess (suffix forming female equivalents).

Meanings

  1. (archaic, obsolete) A female executor; an executrix.

Forms

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