ad arbitrium

[ ahd ahr-bi-tree-oom; English ad ahr-bi-tree-uhm ]

/ ɑd ɑrˈbɪ triˌʊm; English æd ɑrˈbɪ tri əm /

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adverb Latin.

at pleasure; at will.

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Origin of ad arbitrium

Literally, “at (one's) control or decision”

How to use ad arbitrium in a sentence

So that we must never rebel against use; quem penes arbitrium est, et vis et norma loquendi.
A History of English Literature|George Saintsbury
Certe Deus ipse numquid quia peccare non potest, ideo liberum arbitrium habere negandus est?'
Theodicy|G. W. Leibniz
The “arbitrium popularis auræ” was pleased to declare itself against ears and tails.
Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopdia of Sports and Amusements|Various
But this as well as everything of the pecuniary kind I leave entirely ad arbitrium tuum.
Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. I (of 2)|Samuel Taylor Coleridge

En judicum clemens arbitrium, says Delrio, quo se porrigat in illis partibus aquilonaribus.
Magic and Witchcraft|Anonymous