auctrice
Latin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /au̯kˈtriː.ke/, [äu̯kˈt̪riːkɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /au̯kˈtri.t͡ʃe/, [äu̯kˈt̪riːt͡ʃe]
Noun
editauctrīce
Middle English
editAlternative forms
edit- auctrix (directly from Latin)
Etymology
editFrom Middle French auctrice, from Latin auctrīx.
Noun
editauctrice (plural auctrices)
- A woman whose opinion is accepted as authoritative.
References
edit- “auctrīce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.