indagatrix

noun

indagatrix

noun

UK /ɪndəˈɡeɪtɹɪks/

Etymology From Latin indāgātrīx, feminine form of indāgātor (“investigator”).

1

Obsolete, Rare A female investigator; a searcheress.

  • The soul, the indigatrix of all things.1653, Richard Sanders, Physiognomie and chiromancie, metoposcopie, the symmetrical proportions and signal moles of the body, fully and accurately handled, page 269:
Related terms
indagate, indagation, indagative, indagator, indagatory, -trix

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