arbitress

[ ahr-bi-tris ]

noun

1. a woman who is an arbiter.

arbitress

/ ˈɑːbɪtrɪs /

noun

1. a female arbitrator

Gender Note

What's the difference between arbitress and arbiter? See -ess.

Word History and Origins

Origin of arbitress¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Middle French arbitresse, equivalent to arbitre arbit(e)r + -esse -ess

Example Sentences

Lucy certainly did not look forward to a condition in which Lady Linlithgow should be the arbitress of her destiny.

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From the first moment that you have beheld her, she has seemed the mistress of your destiny, the arbitress of your will.

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But even this, true and healthful as it is, fades before a single word of commendation from the new arbitress of your feeling.

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Lovely maidens arrayed as Nymphs and Graces reclined upon verdant couches around the fair arbitress of these amorous debates.

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Mr. Trevelyan then related the foregoing sallies to the fair arbitress, who listened with keen relish and enjoyment.

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