actrix
actrix
English
Noun
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Definition
A female plaintiff.
Etymology
From Latin āctrīx (“female plaintiff”). By surface analysis, actor + -trix. Doublet of actrice.
Example Sentences
- "Wife Elizabeth, whole estate, including gold, silver, jewels, etc., and to be executrix and “universal actrix,” to bring up the children until they will be fit for trades."
- "Thirdly, the actrix in her own testimony did not so much allege ignorance but rather showed that she abhorred the notion of sexual relations and had a positive will opposed to its fulfillment."
- "Compare Marrays c. Rowcliff where the annotator has written the age of the actrix in the margin every time a witness answered the question about her age, […]"
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