legislatrix

[ lej-is-ley-triks ]

noun

, plural leg·is·la·trix·es, leg·is·la·tri·ces [lej-is-, ley, -tri-seez, -l, uh, -, trahy, -seez].

1. a woman who is a member of a legislature.
2. a woman who makes or promulgates laws.

Gender Note

See -ess, -trix.

Word History and Origins

Origin of legislatrix¹

First recorded in 1670–80; legisla(tor) + -trix

Example Sentences

I supposed woman the legislatrix—what reason have we to say she would enact a wrong?

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