institutress

noun

in·​sti·​tu·​tress

variants or less commonly institutrix

-ü‧triks

plural institutresses

-ü‧trə̇sə̇z

also institutrixes

-ü‧triksə̇z

or institutrices

ˌ⸗⸗ˈt(y)ü‧trəˌsēz,

⸗ˈt(y)-;

ˌ⸗⸗(ˌ)t(y)ü‧ˈtrī(ˌ)sēz

: a female institutor

Word History

Etymology

institutress from instituter + -ess; institutrix from institutor, after such pairs as English director : directrix

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