mediatrix

American  

[mee-dee-ey-triks] / ˌmi diˈeɪ trɪks /

Also mediatress,

noun

plural

mediatrices, mediatrixes

1. a woman who mediates, especially between parties at variance.

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Usage

What does mediatrix mean? Mediatrix is a term for a female mediator—a woman who mediates or helps to settle a dispute or create agreement when there is conflict between two or more people or groups by acting as an intermediary or go-between for those parties.Another word for mediatrix is mediatress. Usually, the gender-neutral term mediator is used. The plural of mediatrix can be mediatrices or mediatrixes.A mediatrix acts as an impartial third party to guide the communication between the conflicting parties.Although the word mediator can be used in informal situations, mediatrix is typically used in formal ones, such as the mediation of a labor dispute between a company and its striking employees or the mediation of a divorce.Example: She was a world-class mediatrix who was brought in to mediate the toughest negotiations.

Gender

See -ess, -trix.

Etymology

Origin of mediatrix

1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin mediātrīx, feminine of mediātor mediator; -trix

Example Sentences

She obligingly consented to act as mediatrix in the matter.

From Literature

She affected to be equally well inclined to both, and even assumed the character of mediatrix.

From Project Gutenberg

She seems to be desirous of holding the balance, of being in some sort a mediatrix, and of courting the offers of each by her supposed importance to both.

From Project Gutenberg

You will observe, my lord, that the idea of bringing the Empress forward as a friendly mediatrix went hand-in-hand with the proposed cession of Minorca.

From Project Gutenberg

With almost all the Catholic writers of our day, Mary is the universal mediatrix; all power has been given to her in heaven and upon earth.

From Project Gutenberg