"ancestrix" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæn.sɪs.tɹɪks/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: ancestrices [plural], ancestrixes [plural]
enPR: ănʹsĭs-trĭks [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: ancest(or) (“forebear”) + -rix (suffix forming feminine agent nouns) Etymology templates: {{m|en|ancestor|ancest(or)|forebear}} ancest(or) (“forebear”), {{m|en|-rix}} -rix Head templates: {{en-noun|ancestrices|+}} ancestrix (plural ancestrices or ancestrixes)
  1. A female forebear or ancestor; a predecessoress.
    Sense id: en-ancestrix-en-noun-Sq-k8J8e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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