rectrix
rectrix · rectrices
A governess; a rectoressA governess; a rectoress.
Meaning
2 sensesA governess; a rectoress.
A flight feather on the tails of birds, used for directional control.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin rēctrīx (“one who directs”). By surface analysis, rector + -tLearned borrowing from Latin rēctrīx (“one who directs”). By surface analysis, rector + -trix.
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Forms
plural: rectricesWord family
1 related wordsRelatedrectricial