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oratrix

oratrix noun: a female plaintiff, or complainant, in equity pleading.

Noun

oratrix (plural oratrixes or oratrices)

  1. (obsolete) A female plaintiff, or complainant, in equity pleading

Forms of oratrix

pluraloratrixes
pluraloratrices

Origin of oratrix

Borrowed from Latin ōrātrīx. By surface analysis, orator + -trix.

Questions about oratrix

What does oratrix mean?
Oratrix means a female plaintiff, or complainant, in equity pleading.
What part of speech is oratrix?
Oratrix is a noun.
What is the plural of oratrix?
The plural of oratrix is oratrixes.

Words near oratrix in the dictionary

  1. oratour
  2. oratours
  3. oratress
  4. oratresses
  5. oratrices
  6. oratrix
  7. oratrixes
  8. orature
  9. oratures
  10. Oravița
  11. orazamide

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