executress

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US, UK/ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɹɪs/US, UK/ɛkˈsɛk-/

noun

A female executor; an executrix.

OriginOld French executeresse →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounexecutress (plural executresses)

plural executresses

  1. archaicobsoleteA female executor; an executrix.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
executrix

Origin

  1. Old Frenchexecuteresse
  2. Englishexecutress

Learned borrowing from Old French executeresse (modern French exécutrice), from executeur (“executor”) + -esse (suffix forming female equivalents). By surface analysis, executor + -ess (suffix forming female equivalents).

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APA

executress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/executress

MLA

“executress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/executress. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “executress,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/executress.

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