prosecutrix

noun

pros·​e·​cu·​trix

ˌpräsəˈkyü‧triks

plural prosecutrices

-rəˌsēz

or prosecutrixes

: a female prosecutor

Word History

Etymology

from prosecutor, after such pairs as English executor : executrix

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