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