legislatrix
[ lej-is-ley-triks ]
/ ˈlɛdʒ ɪsˌleɪ trɪks /
noun, plural leg·is·la·trix·es, leg·is·la·tri·ces [lej-is-ley-tri-seez, -luh-trahy-seez] /ˌlɛdʒ ɪsˈleɪ trɪˌsiz, -ləˈtraɪ siz/.
a woman who is a member of a legislature.
a woman who makes or promulgates laws.
Also
leg·is·la·tress
[lej-is-ley-tris, lej-is-ley-] /ˈlɛdʒ ɪsˌleɪ trɪs, ˌlɛdʒ ɪsˈleɪ-/.
Origin of legislatrix
First recorded in 1670–80;
legisla(tor) +
-trix
Words nearby legislatrix
legislative branch,
legislative council,
legislative veto,
legislator,
legislatorial,
legislatrix,
legislature,
legist,
legit,
legitim,
legitimacy
Example sentences from the Web for legislatrix
I supposed woman the legislatrix—what reason have we to say she would enact a wrong?