servitrix

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin servītrīx.[1] By surface analysis, servitor +‎ -trix.

Noun

servitrix (plural servitrixes or servitrices)

  1. A female servitor.
    Synonym: servitress

References

  1. ^ “servitrix, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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