'Rectrices' definitions:

Definition of 'Rectrices'

From: GCIDE

Rectrix \Rec"trix\ (-tr?ks), n.; pl. Rectrices (-tr?"s?z). [L., fem. of rector.]
1. A governess; a rectoress. [1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) One of the quill feathers of the tail of a bird. [1913 Webster]