English Explanatory Dictionary

executress

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A female executor; an executrix.

Pronunciation

/ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɹɪs/ /ɛkˈsɛk-/

Word forms

executress executresses

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old French executeresse (modern French exécutrice), from executeur (“executor”) + -esse (suffix forming female equivalents). By surface analysis, executor + -ess (suffix forming female equivalents).

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