auctrice

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /au̯kˈtriː.ke/, [äu̯kˈt̪riːkɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /au̯kˈtri.t͡ʃe/, [äu̯kˈt̪riːt͡ʃe]

Noun

auctrīce

1. ablative singular of auctrīx

Middle English

Alternative forms

• auctrix (directly from Latin)

Etymology

From Middle French auctrice, from Latin auctrīx.

Noun

auctrice (plural auctrices)

1. A woman whose opinion is accepted as authoritative.

References

• “auctrīce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.