Doctrix

Quick meaning: Doctrix is a noun meaning (chiefly obsolete; now humorous) A female doctor, chiefly a physician.

Meaning

(chiefly obsolete; now humorous) A female doctor, chiefly a physician.

More Meanings

1. (obsolete) A female teacher.

Example Sentences

Alice Driuer martyr. This was the doctrix of the forſaid weauer, who was ſo malepart and contumelious before the iudges, as firſt her eares were cutt of, for callinge Q. Mary Iezabell.

Other items in the account are payments made to the Doctrix of the school, drink-money for the tailor’s men, sequins for head-suits, and a “baberick” or baldric (i.e., a chain for the neck).

One specialist asked her a grave question as to an eye case, another as to the brain, a third as to excision of the hip-joint, a fourth on tuberculosis, and so on. In ten minutes the doctrix had settled points that had taken those grave gray heads years to comprehend, and had fallen into as many pits.

[…]—these are, therefore, advertising all who incline to be taught any manner of needle-work, washing, clear-starching, and many other parts of education, fit for accomplishing a gentlewoman, that they can have access to enter to the said Miss Eleanora Grant’s school in a fortnight hence, where they will be educate as above, and genteelly used by her and her doctrix.

Word Forms

• doctrices
• doctrixes

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include doctress, doctoress, doctorese, dentistress, dentistess, doxie.

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