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[
ahr
-bi-tris
]
ar·bi·tress
/
ˈɑr
bɪ
trɪs
/
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[
ahr
-bi-tris
]
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noun
a woman who is an arbiter.
Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English
<
Middle French
arbitresse,
equivalent to
arbitre
arbit(e)r
+
-esse
-ess
Usage note
See
-ess.
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arbitress
(ˈɑːbɪtrɪs)
—
n
a female arbitrator
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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