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Webster 1913 Edition


Curatrix

Cu-ra′trix

(-tr?ks)
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Noun.
[L.]
1.
A woman who cures.
2.
A woman who is a guardian or custodian.
Burrill.

Definition 2024


curatrix

curatrix

English

Noun

curatrix (plural curatrixes or curatrices)

  1. (dated) A female curator, guardian, or custodian.
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  2. (obsolete) A female who cures.
    the curatrix of diseases

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