victrix

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin victrīx. By surface analysis, victor +‎ -trix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪk.tɹɪks/

Noun

victrix (plural not attested)

1. victor (female); victress.

   Synonyms: victoress, victrice

   • 1853, Charlotte Brontë, Villette:

     In his victrix he required all that was here visible — the imprint of high cultivation, the consecration of a careful and authoritative protection, the adjuncts that Fashion decrees, Wealth purchases, and Taste adjusts […]

References

• “victrix, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.