Administratrix
a woman who is an administrator.
Historical Examples
This person is called the administrator, or, if a woman, the administratrix.
Mary Erskine Jacob Abbott
He managed to put this off till his death, after which his widow and administratrix was sued for dilapidations.
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman Laurence Sterne
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