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executress

Syllables: ex·e·cu·tressUK/ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɹɪs/

executress noun: a female executor; an executrix.

Noun

executress (plural executresses)

  1. (archaic, obsolete) A female executor; an executrix.

executress meaning in Tamil

executress in Tamil

பெண் ஆளர்

Forms of executress

pluralexecutresses

Origin of executress

Learned borrowing from Old French executeresse (modern French exécutrice), from executeur (“executor”) + -esse (suffix forming female equivalents). By surface analysis, executor + -ess (suffix forming female equivalents).

Questions about executress

What does executress mean?
Executress means a female executor; an executrix.
What is executress in Tamil?
Executress in Tamil is பெண் ஆளர். See Executress meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is executress?
Executress is a noun.
How do you pronounce executress?
Executress is pronounced /ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɹɪs/ (UK).
What is the plural of executress?
The plural of executress is executresses.

Words near executress in the dictionary

  1. executory
  2. executory interest
  3. executory interests
  4. executour
  5. executours
  6. executress
  7. executresses
  8. executrice
  9. executrices
  10. executries
  11. executrix

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: executress (page history and authors); executress (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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