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executrix

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Executrix (noun) means a woman who carries something out or puts it into effect.

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1

A woman who carries something out or puts it into effect.

2

A woman named in a will to carry out its instructions after the person who made it has died.

3

(informal) A dominatrix who acts out a fantasy of killing the person paying her.

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C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

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Etymology

From Late Middle English executrice, executrix (“female executor; administrator of the law; wielder of fate”), from Medieval Latin execūtrīx (possibly through Anglo-Norman *executrice) from execūtor, exsecūtor (“accomplisher, performer; prosecutor, revenger”), + Latin -trīx (suffix forming feminine agent nouns). Exsecūtor is derived from Latin exsequor (“to follow after thoroughly, pursue persistently; (figurative) to execute, perform; to pursue with vengeance, avenge”) (from ex- (intensifying prefix) + sequor (“to follow, pursue”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”))) + -tor (suffix forming masculine agent nouns). By surface analysis, execute + -trix (suffix forming feminine agent nouns).

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What is the meaning of executrix?

"executrix" (noun) means a woman who carries something out or puts it into effect.

What are the different meanings of executrix?

"executrix" has 3 main meanings: 1. A woman who carries something out or puts it into effect; 2. A woman named in a will to carry out its instructions after the person who made it has died; 3. (informal) A dominatrix who acts out a fantasy of killing the person paying her.

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