TUTRIX

Etymology

Noun

tutrix (plural tutrixes or tutrices)

(obsolete) a female tutor

(Quebec law) a female tutor (person other than a parent having charge of a child or other person requiring protection)

Source: Wiktionary


Tu"trix, n. Etym: [L. See Tutor.]

Definition: A female guardian; a tutoress. [R.] Smollett.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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