executrix

American  

[ig-zek-yuh-triks] / ɪgˈzɛk yə trɪks /

noun

Law.

plural

executrices, executrixes

1. a woman named in a decedent's will to carry out the provisions of that will.

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executrix British  

/ ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtrɪks /

noun

1. Gender-neutral form: executor.  law a female executor

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Gender

See -trix.

Etymology

Origin of executrix

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin execūtrīx; see executor, -trix

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Example Sentences

The bank officer insisted I put down the word "Executrix" next to my name.

From Salon • Sep. 25, 2021

I gathered checks, signed Nancy McCabe, Executrix, and turned them over to the estate account.

From Salon • Sep. 25, 2021

This was not, however, its earliest appearance, as it is found in a quarto one bearing date 1707, printed by the Queen's printers, Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb.

From Notes and Queries, Number 64, January 18, 1851 by Various

Here, in his pages, you shall learn the glory of Isis the Many-shaped, the Executrix of Decrees.

From Cleopatra by Haggard, Henry Rider

N. B. The Executrix will continue to keep Tavern for ready money only.

From A Portrait of Old George Town by Peter, Grace Dunlop

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• agent
• custodian
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