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1 rectrix
rectrix, īcis, f. [rector], 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,
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2 rector
I.Lit. (mostly post-Aug.), of a helmsman:II.navium rectores,
Cic. Div. 1, 14, 24; so Verg. A. 5, 161; 176; Ov. M. 2. 186; 6, 232; 11, 482; 493; id. Tr. 1, 2, 31; [p. 1537] of a horseman, id. A. A. 2, 433; Sil. 17, 138; Tac. Agr. 36 fin.; id. A. 1, 65; Suet. Tit. 4; of an elephant-driver, Liv. 27, 49; 44, 5; Curt. 8, 14, 9; of a herdsman, Plin. Ep. 8, 17, 4.—Trop., a ruler, leader, governor, etc. (class.):inesse aliquem non solum habitatorem in hac caelesti ac divinā domo, sed etiam rectorem et moderatorem et tamquam architectum tanti operis,
Cic. N. D. 2, 35, 90:rector et gubernator civitatis,
id. Rep. 2, 29, 52; cf. id. ib. 5, 3, 5; 5, 4, 6; 6, 1, 1; 6, 13, 13; id. de Or. 1, 48, 211; Liv. 4, 14:Thebarum,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 74:Dolopum,
Ov. M. 12, 364:populorum,
id. ib. 7, 481; cf., of the deity: quid sit summi rectoris ac domini numen,
Cic. Fin. 4, 5, 11, so of Jupiter:rector caelestūm, deūm, Olympi, etc.,
Cat. 64, 204:divūm,
Verg. A. 8, 572:superūm,
Ov. M. 1, 668; 2, 60; 9, 498; 13, 599 al.;of Neptune: pelagi, maris,
id. ib. 1, 331; 4, 797; 11, 207; Stat. Achill. 1, 61 al.; of the ruler of a province, Tac. A. 2, 4; 12, 40; id. H. 2, 59; 85; Suet. Aug. 89; id. Vesp. 8; of the commander of an army, Tac. Agr. 28; id. H. 1, 87; 2, 11; 36; Suet. Aug. 89; Verg. A. 9, 173 Heyne; of a master of youth, a tutor, instructor, teacher, guide, Plin. Ep. 3, 3, 4; Suet. Aug. 48; id. Tib. 12; Tac. A. 1, 24; 3, 48; 13, 2:bonorum rector (sapiens),
Sen. Ep. 85, 38. —Of inanim. or abstr. things: (sol) nec temporum modo terrarumque, sed siderum etiam ipsorum caelique rector,
Plin. 2, 6, 4, § 12:animus incorruptus, aeternus, rector humani generis,
Sall. J. 2, 3, and v. rectrix; Quint. 12, 10, 56.
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Rectrix — Rec trix ( tr?ks), n.; pl. {Rectrices} ( tr? s?z). [L., fem. of rector.] 1. A governess; a rectoress. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the quill feathers of the tail of a bird. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rectrix — [rek′triks] n. pl. rectrices [rek′trə sēz΄, rek trī′sēz] [ModL < L, fem. of rector, director: see RECTOR] Zool. any of the large tail feathers of a bird, that are important for controlling the direction of flight … English World dictionary
rectrix — rectricial /rek trish euhl/, adj. /rek triks/, n., pl. rectrices /rek truy seez, rek treuh seez /. Ornith. one of the tail feathers of a bird controlling direction during flight. [1605 15; < L rectrix, fem. of rector RECTOR] * * * … Universalium
rectrix — rec•trix [[t]ˈrɛk trɪks[/t]] n. pl. rec•tri•ces [[t]rɛkˈtraɪ siz, ˈrɛk trəˌsiz[/t]] orn one of the tail feathers of a bird controlling direction during flight • Etymology: 1760–70; < L rēctrīx, fem. of rēctor rector; see trix … From formal English to slang
Rectrix — vairuojamoji plunksna statusas T sritis kūno danga atitikmenys: lot. Rectrix ryšiai: platesnis terminas – skraidomoji plunksna … Paukščių anatomijos terminai
rectrix — noun (plural rectrices) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, feminine of rector one that directs Date: 1768 any of the quill feathers of a bird s tail that are important in controlling flight direction see bird illustration … New Collegiate Dictionary
rectrix — noun flight feathers on the tails of birds, used for directional control … Wiktionary
rectrix — rec·trix … English syllables
rectrix — /ˈrɛktrɪks/ (say rektriks) noun (plural rectrices /rɛkˈtraɪsiz/ (say rek truyseez)) a large tail feather of a bird. {Latin: feminine of rector director} …
rectrix — n. (pl. rectrices) a bird s strong tail feather directing flight. Etymology: L, fem. of rector ruler: see RECTOR … Useful english dictionary
Rectrices — Rectrix Rec trix ( tr?ks), n.; pl. {Rectrices} ( tr? s?z). [L., fem. of rector.] 1. A governess; a rectoress. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the quill feathers of the tail of a bird. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
