Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

actrix

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ac-trix
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female plaintiff.

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, […]"

Etymology

From Latin āctrīx (“female plaintiff”). By surface analysis, actor + -trix. Doublet of actrice.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: āctrīx

Frequently Paired Words

actress

Questions

What does actrix mean?: A female plaintiff.
Where does actrix come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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