heritrix

noun

her·​i·​trix

variants or heretrix

ˈherə̇‧(ˌ)triks

plural heritrices

ˌherə̇‧ˈtrī(ˌ)sēz

or heritrixes

ˈherə̇‧ˌtriksə̇z

: a female heritor

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