"executress" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɹɪs/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /ɛkˈsɛk-/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Forms: executresses [plural]
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). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|fro|executeresse}} Learned borrowing from Old French executeresse, {{cog|fr|exécutrice}} French exécutrice, {{lg|suffix}} suffix, {{surf|en|executor|-ess|pos2=suffix forming female equivalents}} By surface analysis, executor + -ess (suffix forming female equivalents) Head templates: {{en-noun}} executress (plural executresses)
  1. (archaic or obsolete) A female executor; an executrix. Tags: archaic, obsolete

Inflected forms

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