"auctrix" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin auctrīx. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|auctrīx}} Learned borrowing from Latin auctrīx Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} auctrix (plural not attested)
  1. (medicine, archaic) A class of natural faculty. Tags: archaic, no-plural
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