English

Noun

senatrix ‎(plural senatrices)

1. (rare) A female senator.
   • 2006, Paul Smith, History of the French Senate: Volume 2

     Eighteen new senatrices were elected: four Communists, three Socialists, but the real surprise was the UC, which to Arthuis' delight gained six senatrices.

2. (rare, dated) The wife of a senator.
   • 1897, George Herbert Dryer, History of the Christian Church

     Theodora, beautiful, able, and shameless, was called the senatrix, the wife of the senator Theophylact, and the soul of that great, noble family and its dependents.

Latin

Etymology

From senātor ‎(“Senate member”) +‎ -trīx, originally from senex ‎(“old”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /seˈnaː.triːks/, [sɛˈnaː.triːks]

Noun

senātrīx f ‎(genitive senātrīcis); third declension

1. female senator

Inflection

Third declension.

Related terms

• senātor
• senātōrius
• senātus
• senex

References

• senatrix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• SENATRIX in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “senatrix”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.