institutrix

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noun

A female institutor.

OriginLatin institūtrīx →
Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nouninstitutrix (plural institutrices)

plural institutrices

  1. archaicA female institutor.

Origin

  1. Latininstitūtrīx
  2. Englishinstitutrix

Learned borrowing from Latin institūtrīx. By surface analysis, institutor + -trix.

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APA

institutrix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/institutrix

MLA

“institutrix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/institutrix. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “institutrix,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/institutrix.

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