auctrice

== Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [au̯kˈtriː.kɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [au̯kˈtriː.t͡ʃe] === Noun === auctrīce ablative singular of auctrīx == Middle English == === Alternative forms === auctrix (directly from Latin) === Etymology === From Middle French auctrice, from Latin auctrīx. === Noun === auctrice (plural auctrices) A woman whose opinion is accepted as authoritative. ==== References ==== “auctrīce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.