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curatrix

curatrix noun: a female curator, guardian, or custodian.

Noun

curatrix (plural curatrixes or curatrices)

  1. (dated) A female curator, guardian, or custodian
  2. (obsolete) A female who cures.
    • the curatrix of diseases

Synonyms of curatrix

Forms of curatrix

pluralcuratrixes
pluralcuratrices

Origin of curatrix

Learned borrowing from Latin cūrātrīx. By surface analysis, curator + -trix.

Questions about curatrix

What does curatrix mean?
Curatrix means a female curator, guardian, or custodian.
What part of speech is curatrix?
Curatrix is a noun.
What is the plural of curatrix?
The plural of curatrix is curatrixes.

Words near curatrix in the dictionary

  1. curatour
  2. curatours
  3. curatress
  4. curatresses
  5. curatrices
  6. curatrix
  7. curatrixes
  8. curats
  9. curaxin
  10. curaçao
  11. Curaçaoan

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