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Woman Executor Executrix Ex·Ec·U·Trix Noun Plural  A Merriam Webster's

Title executrix
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
ex·ec·u·trix

 \\ig-ˈze-k(y)ə-(ˌ)triks\\ noun 
(plural ex·ec·u·tri·ces 
 \\-ˌze-k(y)ə-ˈtrī-(ˌ)sēz \\ ; orex·ec·u·trix·es 
 \\-ˈze-k(y)ə-ˌtrik-səz\\)
 DATE  15th century
: a woman who is an executor
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
ex·ec·u·trix
\igˈzekyə.ˌtriks, eg-, ÷-kə.-\ noun
(plural executri·ces \ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈtrīˌsēz\ ; or executrixes)
Etymology: Middle English, executrix of a will, from Medieval Latin, from Late Latin, executrix, exsecutrix woman that executes something, feminine of Latin executor, exsecutor executor — more at 
-trix
: a woman exercising the functions of an executor

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