oratrix
American
[awr-uh-triks, or-]
/ ˈɔr ə trɪks, ˈɒr- /
Also
oratress
noun
plural
oratrices-
a woman who delivers an oration; a public speaker, especially one of great eloquence.
Gender
See -trix.
Etymology
Origin of oratrix
1425–75; late Middle English < Latin ōrātrīx, feminine of ōrātor orator; -trix
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