Authrix

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Female equivalent of author. feminine, form-of, no-plural, rare

    "Authrice: f. An Autrix, Authoreſſe, or Actreſſe."

Example

More examples

"Authrice: f. An Autrix, Authoreſſe, or Actreſſe."

Etymology

Compare Latin auctrīx (also authrīx and autrīx in later Latin) and Middle English auctrice, auctrix. By surface analysis, author + -trix.

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