executrix

executrix
executrix [eg zek′yo͞o triks΄, igzek′yo͞o triks΄; eg zek′yətriks΄, ig zek′yətriks΄]
n.
pl. executrixes or executrices [ig zek′yətrī′sēz΄]
a woman who is an EXECUTOR (sense 2)

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  • executrix — ex·ec·u·trix /ig ze kyə ˌtriks/ n pl ex·ec·u·tri·ces / ˌze kyə trī ˌsēz/ or ex·ec·u·trix·es / ze kyə ˌtrik səz/: a woman who is an executor Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • executrix — ex‧ec‧u‧trix [ɪgˈzekjtrɪks] noun [countable] LAW a woman who acts as an executor: • His widow is the executrix of his estate. * * * executrix UK US /ɪɡˈzekjʊtrɪks/ noun [C] (plural executrices) LAW ► a female executor …   Financial and business terms

  • Executrix — Ex*ec u*trix, n. [LL.] (Law) A woman exercising the functions of an executor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • executrix — ► NOUN (pl. executrices or executrixes) Law ▪ a female executor …   English terms dictionary

  • Executrix — A female individual who is responsible for executing the provisions set forth in a will upon the death of the testator. An executrix is nominated by the will s testator. The term is used less frequently than executor . In a general sense, an… …   Investment dictionary

  • executrix — /ig zek yeuh triks/, n., pl. executrices /ig zek yeuh truy seez/, executrixes. Law. a woman named in a decedent s will to carry out the provisions of that will. [1350 1400; ME < LL executrix; see EXECUTOR, TRIX] Usage. See trix. * * * …   Universalium

  • executrix — noun (plural executrices or executrixes) Date: 15th century a woman who is an executor …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • executrix — noun /ɛˈksɛkjuːtɹɪks/ A female executor.<ref name= COED def >The Concise Oxford English Dictionary [Eleventh Edition]</ref> …   Wiktionary

  • executrix — ex ec·u·trix || trɪks n. female executor ex ec·u·tor || tÉ™ n. one who puts into effect, one who carries out, one who executes; one who is appointed to carry out the terms of a will (Law) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • executrix — [ɪg zɛkju:trɪks, ɛg ] noun (plural executrices trɪsi:z or executrixes) Law a female executor …   English new terms dictionary

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