auctrice

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /au̯kˈtriː.ke/, [äu̯kˈt̪riːkɛ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /au̯kˈtri.t͡ʃe/, [äu̯kˈt̪riːt͡ʃe]

Noun

auctrīce

ablative singular of auctrīx

Middle English

Alternative forms

auctrix (directly from Latin)

Etymology

From Middle French auctrice, from Latin auctrīx.

Noun

auctrice (plural auctrices)

A woman whose opinion is accepted as authoritative.

References

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

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