Etymology

persecutrix

per·se·cu·trix
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Today it means: A female persecutor. Full definition →

Latin persecūtrīx
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing frompersecūtrīx
  2. Latin · learned borrowing frompersecūtrīx
  3. English todaypersecutrix

Learned borrowing from Latin persecūtrīx. First attested in 1559–1566. By surface analysis, persecute + -trix.

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