acoiteira
nounfemininearcaico/ɐ.koj.ˈtɐj.ɾɐ/rare
a·coi·tei·ra
Definition
Woman who administers whippings; a female executioner or flogger.
It is said the flogger was feared by all prisoners.
The role of a female flogger was rare in the Middle Ages.
Etymology
De açoite + -eira.