executrix
noun
ex·ec·u·trix
ig-ˈze-k(y)ə-(ˌ)triks 
plural executrices
ig-ˌze-k(y)ə-ˈtrī-(ˌ)sēz
or executrixes
ig-ˈze-k(y)ə-ˌtrik-səz
or executrixes
ig-ˈze-k(y)ə-ˌtrik-səz
: a woman who is an executor
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Barbara Held of Wallingford brought the lawsuit as executrix of the estate of Jeffrey Held.
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Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2024
After the poet’s death Schjeldahl contracted with a publisher to write a biography, but the project collapsed, due to the obstruction of O’Hara literary executrix, his sister Maureen.
—Hamilton Cain, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2022
When her mother passed away, she was left as the executrix of a complex estate – homes in multiple states, as well as investment assets.
—Randy Warren, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
Jessica Brandt has been trying on and off for months to sell the property, which belongs to Ray Brandt’s estate, as its executrix.
—John Simerman, NOLA.com, 3 Feb. 2021
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Charlotte Stallard, Maurice Stallard's widow and the executrix of his estate, and Kellie Watson, the mother of Maurice's grandson who was with him in the store at the time of the shooting.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 27 Oct. 2018
The first was in a San Francisco courtroom as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by Rebecca Wells Smith, the executrix of Mary Murphy's will.
—Rachid Haoues, CBS News, 18 June 2015
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Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2024
After the poet’s death Schjeldahl contracted with a publisher to write a biography, but the project collapsed, due to the obstruction of O’Hara literary executrix, his sister Maureen.
—Hamilton Cain, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2022
When her mother passed away, she was left as the executrix of a complex estate – homes in multiple states, as well as investment assets.
—Randy Warren, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
Jessica Brandt has been trying on and off for months to sell the property, which belongs to Ray Brandt’s estate, as its executrix.
—John Simerman, NOLA.com, 3 Feb. 2021
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Charlotte Stallard, Maurice Stallard's widow and the executrix of his estate, and Kellie Watson, the mother of Maurice's grandson who was with him in the store at the time of the shooting.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 27 Oct. 2018
The first was in a San Francisco courtroom as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by Rebecca Wells Smith, the executrix of Mary Murphy's will.
—Rachid Haoues, CBS News, 18 June 2015
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“Executrix.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executrix. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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executrix
noun
ex·ec·u·trix
ig-ˈzek-(y)ə-(ˌ)triks
plural executrices or executrixes
-ˌzek-(y)ə-ˈtrī-ˌsēz
: a woman who is an executor
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executrix
noun
ex·ec·u·trix
ig-ˈze-kyə-ˌtriks
plural executrices
-ˌze-kyə-ˈtrī-ˌsēz
or executrixes
-ˈze-kyə-ˌtrik-səz
or executrixes
-ˈze-kyə-ˌtrik-səz
: a woman who is an executor
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