[Latinized feminine of AUTOCRATOR, assumed as a title by Catharine II. of Russia.]. A female autocrat; the title of the empresses of Russia ruling in their own right.
1762. Gentl. Mag., 382. Autocratrix of all the Russias.
1844. Jeffrey, Contrib. Edin. Rev., I. 375. The celebrated Autocratrix, Catherine II.
