administratrix
[ ad-min-uh-strey-triks, ad-min-uh-, ad-min-uh-strey- ]
noun,plural ad·min·is·tra·tri·ces [ad-min-uh-strey-truh-seez, -struh-trahy-seez]. /ædˌmɪn əˈstreɪ trəˌsiz, -strəˈtraɪ siz/. Law.
a woman who is an administrator.
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How to use administratrix in a sentence
He managed to put this off till his death, after which his widow and administratrix was sued for dilapidations.
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman | Laurence SterneThis person is called the administrator, or, if a woman, the administratrix.
Mary Erskine | Jacob Abbott
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