administratrix
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- noun
- /ˌæd.mɪ.nɪˈstreɪ.tɪks/
- Archaic
:
administradora
- As the administratrix, she was responsible for distributing the assets according to the will.
Examples
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The Church herself is not the absolute owner, but simply the administratrix of the superabundant merits which that treasury contains.
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Miss Doss, in the circumstances I'm compelled by the law to appoint you as administratrix of your daddy's estate.
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The judge appointed her as the administratrix to oversee the estate of her late father.
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The court confirmed Mrs. Smith as the administratrix to ensure the estate was managed properly.
Synonyms
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A person the court chooses to manage and give out a dead person's property without a will
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A person chosen by law to manage someone's affairs and money after they die
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A woman who manages a dead person's money and possessions
Surface Forms
Morphology
administratrix = administrator (semi-transparent) = administer + trix
The relation to 'administrator' is clear (it denotes the same role), but the feminine suffix '-trix' is archaic/uncommon in modern English and not a productive formation familiar to many learners.
Etymology
The word administratrix comes from the Latin verb administrare 'to manage' and the feminine ending -trix 'a woman who does something'. It is like administrator or administer, so an administratrix is a woman appointed by a court to manage someone's estate after they die.