definitions

arbitrement

[ ahr-bi-truh-muh nt ]
/ ɑrˈbɪ trə mənt /

noun

arbitrament.

Nearby words

arbitrate, arbitration, arbitration bar, arbitration, the, arbitrator, arbitrement, arbitrer, arbitress, arblay, arblay, d', arbor

Definition for arbitrement (2 of 2)

arbitrament

or ar·bit·re·ment

[ ahr-bi-truh-muh nt ]
/ ɑrˈbɪ trə mənt /

noun

the act of arbitrating; arbitration.
the decision or sentence pronounced by an arbiter.
the power of absolute and final decision.

Origin of arbitrament

1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin arbitrāmentum, equivalent to Latin arbitrā(rī) to arbitrate + -mentum -ment; replacing Middle English arbitrement < Anglo-French < Medieval Latin
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Examples from the Web for arbitrement

  • That he and I with the fellows wold stand to the arbitrement of the sayd Mr. Damport, after his next return hither from London.

    The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee|John Dee

  • Expect no more Sanction of warning voice or sign from me, Free of thy own arbitrement to choose, Discreet, judicious.

    The Vision of Purgatory, Complete|Dante Alighieri

  • I will not abide by the arbitrement of a Pope who has dared to affix a curse upon freedom.

    Harold, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

British Dictionary definitions for arbitrement

arbitrament

/ (ɑːˈbɪtrəmənt) /

noun

the decision or award made by an arbitrator upon a disputed matter
the power or authority to pronounce such a decision
another word for arbitration
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