executrix

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtrɪks/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪgˈzɛkjətrɪks/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ig zek′yə triks)

Inflections of 'executrix' (n):
executrices
npl
executrixes
npl

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ex•ec•u•trix /ɪgˈzɛkyətrɪks/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. ex•ec•u•tri•ces /ɪgˌzɛkyəˈtraɪsiz/USA pronunciation  ex•ec•u•trix•es. 
  1. Lawa woman who is named to carry out the terms of a will.
See -seq-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ex•ec•u•trix  (ig zek′yə triks),USA pronunciation n., pl. ex•ec•u•tri•ces (ig zek′yə trī′sēz),USA pronunciation ex•ec•u•trix•es. [Law.]
  1. a woman named in a decedent's will to carry out the provisions of that will.
  • Late Latin execūtrīx; see executor, -trix
  • Middle English 1350–1400
    See -trix. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
executrix / ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtrɪks/ (executrices / ɪɡˌzɛkjʊˈtraɪsiːz/, executrixes)
  1. a female executor
'executrix' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-trix - coexecutrix

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