curatrix

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cūrātrīx. By surface analysis, curator +‎ -trix.

Noun

curatrix (plural curatrixes or curatrices)

  1. (dated) A female curator, guardian, or custodian[1]
  2. (obsolete) A female who cures.
    the curatrix of diseases

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Alexander M[ansfield] Burrill (1850–1851), “CURATRIX”, in A New Law Dictionary and Glossary: […], volume (please specify |part= or |volume=I or II), New York, N.Y.: John S. Voorhies, […], →OCLC.

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