Profestrix

Quick meaning: Profestrix is a noun meaning (rare) A female professor.

Meaning

(rare) A female professor.

Example Sentences

Profestrix emerita surely ;-)

Actually, she was a profestrix emerita.

A retired classics prof from the University of Lampeter called herself a Profestrix emerita when I was at Latin camp there, which was quite funny.

Of course "profestrix", [re]constructed on the antique model, would be right for the old verb. In fact, it is quite frequently used nowadays, esp. by profestrices of Latin, as in: [links] and a lot of others.

Word Forms

• profestrices

Synonyms for profestrix

Depending on context, synonyms include professoress, professorine.

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