Originatrix

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A female originator. no-plural

    "Last Tuesday evening our friend Miss C., the “originatrix” of the Tableau performance, at the Town Hall, received a substantial and flattering complimentary benefit at the hands of the performers and the dear people who flocked to the hall in crowds."

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"Last Tuesday evening our friend Miss C., the “originatrix” of the Tableau performance, at the Town Hall, received a substantial and flattering complimentary benefit at the hands of the performers and the dear people who flocked to the hall in crowds."

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