zelatrix

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A nun who oversees the behavior of young nuns.

Word forms

zelatrix zelatrices zelatrixes

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin zēlātrīx (“female zealot; zealous female”). By surface analysis, zelator + -trix.

Related words

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