zelatrix

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin zēlātrīx (“female zealot; zealous female”). By surface analysis, zelator +‎ -trix.

Noun

zelatrix (plural zelatrices or zelatrixes)

1. (ecclesiastical) A nun who oversees the behavior of young nuns.
   • 1871, Jean Lyonnard, Perpetual Intercession to the Agonizing Heart of Jesus, Thomas Richardson and Son, Chapter XVIII, page 171:

     An intelligent and active zelatrix should be at the head of each circle, or one zelatrix may have several circles under her care.

   • 2000, Ruth Burrows, Carmel: Interpreting A Great Tradition, →ISBN, page 88:

     But, we still have to ask what benefits Teresa herself perceived in the chapter of faults and other similar corrective measures: the role of the zelatrix or monitor for instance?

See also

• zelator

References

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

Latin

Etymology

From zēlō, zēlātum (“love ardently”, verb) +‎ -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [zeːˈɫaː.triːks]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [d͡zeˈlaː.triks]

Noun

zēlātrīx f (genitive zēlātrīcis, masculine zēlātor); third declension

1. A female zealot.

   Coordinate term: zēlātor

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	zēlātrīx	zēlātrīcēs
genitive	zēlātrīcis	zēlātrīcum
dative	zēlātrīcī	zēlātrīcibus
accusative	zēlātrīcem	zēlātrīcēs
ablative	zēlātrīce	zēlātrīcibus
vocative	zēlātrīx	zēlātrīcēs

References

• “zelatrix”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• zelatrix in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016