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		<title>Tutrix</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[noun. A Female tutor. A pratling Nurse is a better Tutrix to her foster-child. Didascalocophus, George Dalgarno (1680) I speculate that after the word dominatrix became popular in people&#8217;s vocabulary, the &#8220;-trix&#8221; suffix became less popular. &#8220;-tress&#8221; and &#8220;-trice&#8221; have taken its place. It&#8217;s a shame really, now we don&#8217;t know many words to use that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>noun. A Female tutor.</p>
<blockquote><p><em>A pratling Nurse is a better <strong>Tutrix</strong> to her foster-child.</em><br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Didascalocophus</span>, George Dalgarno (1680)</p></blockquote>
<p>I speculate that after the word <em>dominatrix</em> became popular in people&#8217;s vocabulary, the &#8220;-trix&#8221; suffix became less popular. &#8220;-tress&#8221; and &#8220;-trice&#8221; have taken its place. It&#8217;s a shame really, now we don&#8217;t know many words to use that X with while playing Scrabble.</p>
<p>Maybe someone can pick this word up to describe their dominatrix-style tutoring program. College boys would surely study for all their tests.</p>
<p>Alternatively, if you are slightly better than a <em>one-trick-pony</em>, you&#8217;re a <strong>tutrix</strong>.</p>
<p>Now for a game of Scrabble. Oh please, oh please Scrabble Gods, let me get an X!</p>
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