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executrix

[ ig-zek-yuh-triks ]
/ ɪgˈzɛk yə trɪks /
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noun, plural ex·ec·u·tri·ces [ig-zek-yuh-trahy-seez] /ɪgˌzɛk yəˈtraɪ siz/, ex·ec·u·trix·es. Law.

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

RELATED WORDS

custodian, agent, executor, keeper, fiduciary, warden, guardian, administrator, enforcer

Nearby words

  1. executive secretary,
  2. executive session,
  3. executively,
  4. executor,
  5. executory,
  6. exedra,
  7. exegesis,
  8. exegete,
  9. exegetic,
  10. exegetical

Origin of executrix

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

Usage note

See -trix.
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executrix

/ (ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtrɪks) /

noun plural executrices (ɪɡˌzɛkjʊˈtraɪsiːz) or executrixes

law a female executorGender-neutral form: executor
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