Senatrix
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Senatrix is a noun meaning (rare) A female senator (a female member of a senate).
Meaning
(rare) A female senator (a female member of a senate).
More Meanings
- (rare, dated) The wife of a senator.
- (rare) Traditionally used as a term of address for a female senator in parliamentary proceedings in some Senates like those of the United States, Canada and France .
Example Sentences
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.
Mrs. CARAWAY of Arkansas. Mr. President, will the distinguished gentleman from Pennsylvania yield to a few questions? Mr. REED of Pennsylvania. I yield to the Senatrix from Arkansas.
The Federal elections, for which women were entitled to stand as senatorial candidates, had come previously, though old prejudice had been too strong to the extent of many votes to grasp that a woman might really be a senatrix, and that a vote cast for her would not be wasted, still one woman candidate had polled 51,597 votes […]
Word Forms
- senatrices
Synonyms for senatrix
Depending on context, synonyms include senatress.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include senatoress, senatress, legislatress, assassinatrix, electress, spectatrix.
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