Choose the opposite gender of the following noun.
Testator
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Testatrix
A testator is a man who has made a will (a paper that says who gets his property after his death). A testatrix is a woman who has made a will.
| Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|
| executor | (1) Executrix: a woman named in a will to carry out what it says |
| testator | (2) Testatrix (answer) |
| proprietor | (3) Proprietress: a woman who owns a shop, hotel or business |
| administrator | (4) Administratrix: a woman chosen by a court to manage the property of a person who died without a will |
Some masculine nouns ending in -tor form the feminine with -trix: testator → testatrix.