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Executrix and Wright

noun

  • A woman executor. .
(n.) A woman exercising the functions of an executor.

executrix is a female person appointed by a testator to carry out the directions and requests in his or her last will and testament, and to dispose of his or her property according to the provisions of the will. State probate laws generally refer to this person as a "personal representative of the decedent.".

noun

  • United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939.
  • United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960.
  • United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912.
  • United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948.
  • Influential United States architect (1869-1959.
  • United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852.
  • Someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination. ).
(n.) One who is engaged in a mechanical or manufacturing business; an artificer; a workman; a manufacturer; a mechanic; especially, a worker in wood; -- now chiefly used in compounds, as in millwright, wheelwright, etc.
Wright is a masculine given name
  • Anglo-Saxon: Tradesman
  • English: From a surname meaning "carpenter" in Old English