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mediatresses

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me⋅di⋅a⋅trix

  [mee-dee-ey-triks]
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–noun, plural -a⋅tri⋅ces  [-uh-trahy-seez, -ey-tri-seez] , -a⋅trix⋅es.
a woman who mediates, esp. between parties at variance.
Also, me⋅di⋅a⋅tress, me⋅di⋅a⋅trice  [mee-dee-ey-tris] .

Origin:
1425–75; late ME < LL mediātrīx, fem. of mediātor mediator; see -trix

Usage note:
See -ess, -trix.
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