English Noun autocratrix (plural autocratrices or autocratrixes) A female autocrat. (in particular, historical) The enlightened despot Catherine II of Russia, who reigned from 1762 to 1796 as empress and autocratrix of all the Russias. Quotations For quotations using this term, see Citations:autocratrix. Synonyms autocratess autocratressWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.