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Autocratrix

AU'TOCRATRIX, n. A female sovereign, who is independent and absolute; a title given to the Empresses of Russia.
1. In the Romish church, a solemn day held by the Inquisition, for the punishment of heretics, and the absolution of the innocent accused.
2. A sentence given by the Inquisition, and road to a criminal, or heretic, on the scaffold, just before he is executed.
3. The session of the court of inquisition.
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