Arbitress

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A female arbiter.

    "1594, Samuel Daniel, The Tragedy of Cleopatra, Act III, in Delia and Rosamond augmented by Cleopatra, London: Simon Waterson, O Fearefull frowning NEMESIS, Daughter of IVSTICE, most seuere, That art the worlds great Arbitresse, And Queene of causes raigning heere."

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"1594, Samuel Daniel, The Tragedy of Cleopatra, Act III, in Delia and Rosamond augmented by Cleopatra, London: Simon Waterson, O Fearefull frowning NEMESIS, Daughter of IVSTICE, most seuere, That art the worlds great Arbitresse, And Queene of causes raigning heere."

Etymology

From arbiter + -ess.

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