administratrix

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

noun

, Law.

, plural ad·min·is·tra·tri·ces [ad-min-, uh, -, strey, -tr, uh, -seez, -str, uh, -, trahy, -seez].

1. a woman who is an administrator.

Gender Note

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of administratrix¹

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