ORATRIX

Etymology

Noun

oratrix (plural oratrixes or oratrices)

(obsolete) A female plaintiff, or complainant, in equity pleading.

Source: Wiktionary


Or"a*trix, n. Etym: [L.]

Definition: A woman plaintiff, or complainant, in equity pleading. Burrill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”


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