administratrix

English

Etymology

From New Latin administrātrīx. By surface analysis, administrator +‎ -trix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ədˌmɪnɪˈstɹeɪ(ˌ)tɹɪks/, /æd-/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

administratrix (plural administratrices or administratrixes)

1. (law) A female administrator. [from 16th c.]

   Synonyms: administratress, administress

   • 1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, Oxford, published 2009, page 24:

     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.

Derived terms

• administratrixship
• coadministratrix

Related terms

• administer, administrative

References

• “administratrix, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.