Meanings
nouninspectrix (plural inspectrices)
plural inspectrices
- feminineFemale equivalent of inspector.
[…]Light, the busy Inspectrix of all our Actions,[…]
1715, Jane Barker, Exilius: […], London: Edmund CurllSynonyms: inspectress
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Origin
- Late Latinīnspectrīx
- Late Latinīnspectrīx
- Englishinspectrix
Learned borrowing from Late Latin īnspectrīx. First attested in 1715. By surface analysis, inspector + -trix.
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APA
inspectrix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inspectrix
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“inspectrix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inspectrix. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inspectrix,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inspectrix.
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