rectrix

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noun

A governess; a rectoress.

OriginLatin rēctrīx →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

nounrectrix (plural rectrices)

plural rectrices

  1. A governess; a rectoress.
  2. A flight feather on the tails of birds, used for directional control.

Origin

  1. Latinrēctrīx“one who directs”
  2. Englishrectrix

Learned borrowing from Latin rēctrīx (“one who directs”). By surface analysis, rector + -trix.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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