auctrix
From LSJ
Ὡς ἡδὺ κάλλος, ὅταν ἔχῃ νοῦν σώφρονα → Quam dulce facies pulchra cum ingenio probo → Wie froh macht Schönheit, wenn sie klugen Sinn besitzt
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
auctrix: īcis, f. auctor.
I She that originates a thing, an author (very rare, and post-class. for auctor, q. v. fin.): materia auctrix universitatis, Tert. adv. Herm. 5: anima auctrix operum carnis, id. adv. Marc. 5, 10: comoediae scelerum et libidinum auctrices, id. Spect. 18.—
II A female seller or surety (very rare, and post-class.), Cod. Diocl. et Max. 8, 45, 16; Tert. Anim. 57.
