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persecutrix

Syllables: per·se·cu·trixUK/ˌpɜː.sɪˈkjuː.tɹɪks/US/ˌpɜɹ.sɪˈkju.tɹɪks/

persecutrix noun: a female persecutor.

Noun

persecutrix (plural persecutrices)

  1. (rare) A female persecutor.
    • […]Jesabel,[…] ; a cruell persecutrix of Goddis people,[…].1559–1566, John Knox, The History of the Reformation in Scotland; republished as Laing, David, editor, The Works of John Knox, volume 1, Edinburgh: James Thin, 1895, page 244
    • She is the grand-daughter of poor Caroline Matilda, and he the grandson of her persecutrix, the Dowager Queen.1861, Cornelia Knight, Autobiography
    Synonyms:
    persecutress

Synonyms of persecutrix

Forms of persecutrix

pluralpersecutrices

Origin of persecutrix

Learned borrowing from Latin persecūtrīx. First attested in 1559–1566. By surface analysis, persecute + -trix.

Questions about persecutrix

What does persecutrix mean?
Persecutrix means a female persecutor.
What part of speech is persecutrix?
Persecutrix is a noun.
How do you pronounce persecutrix?
Persecutrix is pronounced /ˌpɜː.sɪˈkjuː.tɹɪks/ (UK).
What is the plural of persecutrix?
The plural of persecutrix is persecutrices.

Words near persecutrix in the dictionary

  1. persecutour
  2. persecutours
  3. persecutress
  4. persecutresses
  5. persecutrices
  6. persecutrix
  7. persed
  8. perseid
  9. Perseidae
  10. Perseide
  11. Perseides

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