Legislatrix

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A female legislator. archaic, no-plural

    "Every woman too is her own legislatrix. 'Good doctor, reprint this sheet; add, but in capitals,—“every woman is her own legislatrix.”—These words alone will sell at least nine more editions of your work."

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legislatress

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"Every woman too is her own legislatrix. 'Good doctor, reprint this sheet; add, but in capitals,—“every woman is her own legislatrix.”—These words alone will sell at least nine more editions of your work."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lēgislātrīx. By surface analysis, legislate + -trix.

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