dictatrix
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dictatrix
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From Latin dictātrīx. By surface analysis, dictate + -trix.
noun dictatrices
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A female dictator.
Our principal domestic, in dignity and station, was Mrs Primmins, who was waiting gentlewoman, housekeeper, and tyrannical dictatrix of the whole establishment.
Similar: dictatress
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A dictatorial entity personified as female; that which dictates.
the Church of Rome which is the great dictatrix of dogmaticall resolutions, and the declarer of Heresy
Similar: dictatress
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noun female dictator
| Deutsch | Diktatorin |
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Talk about this word "dictatrix." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dictatrix. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dictatrix. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dictatrix "dictatrix." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dictatrix.Cite this
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title = {dictatrix},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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