administratrix

American  

[ad-min-uh-strey-triks, ad-min-uh-, ad-min-uh-strey-] / ædˌmɪn əˈstreɪ trɪks, ˌæd mɪn ə-, ædˈmɪn əˌstreɪ- /

noun

Law.

plural

administratrices

1. a woman who is an administrator.

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Gender

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

Etymology

Origin of administratrix

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

Example Sentences

Since Colonel Green's widow could find no executed will, she sent to Texas a lawyer who asked for her appointment as administratrix of the estate at a $1,000,000 fee.

From Time Magazine Archive

Desire Procter, widow and administratrix of James Procter, conveyed it to Zachariah King Aug.

From House of John Procter, Witchcraft Martyr, 1692 by Upham, William P. (William Phineas)

The Judge gives the administrator or the administratrix a paper, which authorises him or her to take charge of the property, which paper is called, "Letters of Administration."

From Mary Erskine by Abbott, Jacob

He managed to put this off till his death, after which his widow and administratrix was sued for dilapidations.

From The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Sterne, Laurence

Munson, Rockford, Ill., administratrix of the estate of Wm.

From Scientific American, Volume 17, No. 26 December 28, 1867 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. by Various