executrix

noun

ex·​ec·​u·​trix ig-ˈze-k(y)ə-(ˌ)triks How to pronounce executrix (audio)
plural executrices ig-ˌze-k(y)ə-ˈtrī-(ˌ)sēz How to pronounce executrix (audio) or executrixes ig-ˈze-k(y)ə-ˌtrik-səz How to pronounce executrix (audio)
: a woman who is an executor

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When her mother passed away, she was left as the executrix of a complex estate – homes in multiple states, as well as investment assets. — Randy Warren, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021 Barbara Held of Wallingford brought the lawsuit as executrix of the estate of Jeffrey Held. — Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2024 Jessica Brandt has been trying on and off for months to sell the property, which belongs to Ray Brandt’s estate, as its executrix. — John Simerman, NOLA.com, 3 Feb. 2021 The first was in a San Francisco courtroom as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by Rebecca Wells Smith, the executrix of Mary Murphy's will. — Rachid Haoues, CBS News, 18 June 2015 After the poet’s death Schjeldahl contracted with a publisher to write a biography, but the project collapsed, due to the obstruction of O’Hara literary executrix, his sister Maureen. — Hamilton Cain, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2022 The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Charlotte Stallard, Maurice Stallard's widow and the executrix of his estate, and Kellie Watson, the mother of Maurice's grandson who was with him in the store at the time of the shooting. — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 27 Oct. 2018

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15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of executrix was in the 15th century

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executrix

noun
ex·​ec·​u·​trix ig-ˈzek-(y)ə-(ˌ)triks How to pronounce executrix (audio)
plural executrices or executrixes -ˌzek-(y)ə-ˈtrī-ˌsēz How to pronounce executrix (audio)
: a woman who is an executor

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