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legislatrix
[ lej-is-ley-triks ]
/ ˈlɛdʒ ɪsˌleɪ trɪks /
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noun, plural leg·is·la·trix·es, leg·is·la·tri·ces [lej-is-ley-tri-seez, -luh-trahy-seez]. /ˌlɛdʒ ɪsˈleɪ trɪˌsiz, -ləˈtraɪ siz/.
a woman who is a member of a legislature.
a woman who makes or promulgates laws.
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Also leg·is·la·tress [lej-is-ley-tris, lej-is-ley-]. /ˈlɛdʒ ɪsˌleɪ trɪs, ˌlɛdʒ ɪsˈleɪ-/.
Origin of legislatrix
First recorded in1670–80; legisla(tor) + -trix
Words nearby legislatrix
legislative branch, legislative council, legislative veto, legislator, legislatorial, legislatrix, legislature, legist, legit, legitim, legitimacy
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How to use legislatrix in a sentence
I supposed woman the legislatrix—what reason have we to say she would enact a wrong?