ad arbitrium

[ ahd ahr-bi-tree-oo m; English ad ahr-bi-tree-uh m ]

/ ɑd ɑrˈbɪ triˌʊm; English æd ɑrˈbɪ tri əm /

adverb Latin.

at pleasure; at will.

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Nearby words

acyloin, acyltransferase, acystia, ad, ad absurdum, ad arbitrium, ad astra per aspera, ad captandum vulgus, ad damnum, ad eundem gradum, ad extremum

Origin of ad arbitrium

literally, at (one's) control or decision

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