administratrix

[ ad-min-uh-strey-triks, ad-min-uh-, ad-min-uh-strey- ]

noun,plural ad·min·is·tra·tri·ces [ad-min-uh-strey-truh-seez, -struh-trahy-seez]. /ædˌmɪn əˈstreɪ trəˌsiz, -strəˈtraɪ siz/. Law.
  1. a woman who is an administrator.

Origin of administratrix

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First recorded in 1620–30; from Medieval Latin administrātrix, feminine of administrator; see -trix

usage note For administratrix

What's the difference between administratrix and administrator? See -trix.

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