"persecutrix" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: persecutrices [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|persecutrices}} persecutrix (plural persecutrices)
  1. (rare) A female persecutor. Tags: rare Synonyms: persecutress
    Sense id: en-persecutrix-en-noun-GKKylPpx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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