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noun

rectrix

gen. rectrīcis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
she that leads; guides; a directress; governess •
she that leads or guides; a directress, governess, mistress (post-Aug.): animam velut aurigam rectricemque membrorum, Col. 3, 10, 9: sapientia domina rectrixque est, Sen. Ep. 85, 32: Italia rectrix parensque mundi altera, Plin. 37, 13, 77, § 201.
Perseus ID: n40665 Key: rectrix