arbitress

[ ahr-bi-tris ]

/ ˈɑr bɪ trɪs /

noun

a woman who is an arbiter.

Origin of arbitress

1300–50; Middle English <Middle French arbitresse, equivalent to arbitrearbit(e)r + -esse-ess

usage note for arbitress

See -ess.

Words nearby arbitress

arbitrate, arbitration, arbitration bar, arbitrator, arbitrer, arbitress, Arblay, Arblay, d', arbor, arboraceous, Arbor Day

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Example sentences from the Web for arbitress

From the first moment that you have beheld her, she has seemed the mistress of your destiny, the arbitress of your will.
The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5)|Fanny Burney
In this pass, a maid becomes the arbitress of the fate of the married couple.
The Petty Troubles of Married Life, Complete|Honore de Balzac
I supposed it concerned me, more than any other, to be the arbitress of the quarrels of unruly spirits.
Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9)|Samuel Richardson
One was forced to acknowledge her perfection in the part she had chosen as the arbitress of social honours.
A Far Country, Complete|Winston Churchill

With your knowledge of our modes, you will be at Petersburg the arbitress of delights.
Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10)|Maria Edgeworth

British Dictionary definitions for arbitress

arbitress

/ (ˈɑːbɪtrɪs) /

noun

a female arbitrator

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单词	arbitress
释义	arbitress [ ahr-bi-tris ] / ˈɑr bɪ trɪs / noun a woman who is an arbiter. Origin of arbitress 1300–50; Middle English <Middle French arbitresse, equivalent to arbitrearbit(e)r + -esse-ess usage note for arbitress See -ess. Words nearby arbitress arbitrate, arbitration, arbitration bar, arbitrator, arbitrer, arbitress, Arblay, Arblay, d', arbor, arboraceous, Arbor Day Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for arbitress From the first moment that you have beheld her, she has seemed the mistress of your destiny, the arbitress of your will. The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5)\|Fanny Burney In this pass, a maid becomes the arbitress of the fate of the married couple. The Petty Troubles of Married Life, Complete\|Honore de Balzac I supposed it concerned me, more than any other, to be the arbitress of the quarrels of unruly spirits. Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9)\|Samuel Richardson One was forced to acknowledge her perfection in the part she had chosen as the arbitress of social honours. A Far Country, Complete\|Winston Churchill With your knowledge of our modes, you will be at Petersburg the arbitress of delights. Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10)\|Maria Edgeworth British Dictionary definitions for arbitress arbitress / (ˈɑːbɪtrɪs) / noun a female arbitrator Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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