arbitress
a woman who is an arbiter.
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How to use arbitress in a sentence
Lucy certainly did not look forward to a condition in which Lady Linlithgow should be the arbitress of her destiny.
The Eustace Diamonds | Anthony TrollopeFrom 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 BurneyBut even this, true and healthful as it is, fades before a single word of commendation from the new arbitress of your feeling.
Dream Life | Donald G. MitchellLovely maidens arrayed as Nymphs and Graces reclined upon verdant couches around the fair arbitress of these amorous debates.
Heroines of the Crusades | C. A. BlossMr. Trevelyan then related the foregoing sallies to the fair arbitress, who listened with keen relish and enjoyment.
Lady Rosamond's Secret | Rebecca Agatha Armour
British Dictionary definitions for arbitress
/ (ˈɑːbɪtrɪs) /
a female arbitrator
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