rectrix

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
17
Letters
7

Definition of rectrix

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A governess; a rectoress.
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noun

  1. A governess; a rectoress.
  2. A flight feather on the tails of birds, used for directional control.

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin rēctrīx (“one who directs”). By surface analysis, rector + -trix.

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