executress

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executress

/ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɹɪs/ US, UK
/ɛkˈsɛk-/ US, UK

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Old French executeresse (modern French exécutrice), from executeur (“executor”) + -esse (suffix forming female equivalents). By surface analysis, executor + -ess (suffix forming female equivalents).

noun executresses

archaic, obsolete A female executor; an executrix.

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@misc{executress_2026,
  title = {executress},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/executress},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}