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legislatrix

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leg⋅is⋅la⋅trix

[lej-is-ley-triks]
–noun, plural leg⋅is⋅la⋅trix⋅es, leg⋅is⋅la⋅tri⋅ces [lej-is-ley-tri-seez, -luh-trahy-seez] .
1. a woman who is a member of a legislature.
2. a woman who makes or promulgates laws.
Also, leg⋅is⋅la⋅tress [lej-is-ley-tris, lej-is-ley-] .


Origin:
1670–80; legisla(tor) + -trix


See -ess, -trix.
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