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profestrices

profestrices is the plural of profestrix.

Meaning of profestrix

Noun

profestrix (plural profestrices)

  1. (rare) A female professor.
    • Moreover, I introduced into the problem an additional element by requesting their reaction to the word profestrix, […] Mr. John Sparrow, formerly Warden of All Souls’ College, Oxford, was very definite: “As for the retired female professor, I am sure she can’t be called profestrix emerita...[1985 December – 1986 January, Herbert H. Huxley, “Emeritology, Latin Agent Nouns, and the Royal Proclamation”, in The Classical Outlook, American Classical League, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 43, column 1

Origin of profestrices

Learned borrowing from Contemporary Latin profestrīcēs.

Questions about profestrices

What is profestrices the plural of?
Profestrices is the plural of profestrix.

Words near profestrices in the dictionary

  1. professorships
  2. professory
  3. professour
  4. professours
  5. profest
  6. profestrices
  7. profestrix
  8. Profeta
  9. Profetas
  10. proffee
  11. proffees

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