oratrix

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noun

A female plaintiff, or complainant, in equity pleading

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounoratrix (plural oratrixes or oratrices)

plural oratrixes · plural oratrices

Origin

  1. Latinōrātrīx
  2. Englishoratrix

Borrowed from Latin ōrātrīx. By surface analysis, orator + -trix.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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