"correctrix" meaning in English

See correctrix in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: correctrices [plural]
Etymology: Latin correctrix; equivalent to correct + -trix Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|correctrix}} Latin correctrix, {{suffix|en|correct|-trix}} correct + -trix Head templates: {{en-noun|correctrices}} correctrix (plural correctrices)
  1. A woman or girl who corrects; a female corrector; a correctress.
    Sense id: en-correctrix-en-noun-Qdy-kMZ5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -trix

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