oratrix
[awr-uh-triks, or-]
noun, plural or·a·tri·ces [awr-uh-trahy-seez, or-] /ˌɔr əˈtraɪ siz, ˌɒr-/.- a woman who delivers an oration; a public speaker, especially one of great eloquence.
Also
or·a·tress [awr-uh-tris, or-] /ˈɔr ə trɪs, ˈɒr-/.
Origin of oratrix
1425–75; late Middle English <
Latin ōrātrīx, feminine of
ōrātor orator; see
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