testamentrix

Noun

testamentrix (plural not attested)

1. (no plural, rare) A female testamentor.
   • […]make nominat and conſtitute the ſaid W. my Spouſe to be ſole Tutrix & Teſtamentrix during her Widowity allennerly to my ſaid Daughter, for guiding and governing her perſon and Eſtate during her Pupillarity, and failing of her by Marriage or Death, I nominat and appoint F. G. H. I. K. and L. or...1702, “An Latter Will and Teſtament”, in A Compend or Abreviat of the most important Ordinary Securities of, and concerning. Rights Personal and Real, Redeemable and Irredeemable; of common Use in...
   • With regard to what form must be gone through in the making of a will, the will must be in writing and signed at the end thereof by the testamentrix in the presence of two or more competent witnesses.1902, Records and Briefs in Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of Minnesota, pages 168–169