Synonyms for arbiter
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ahr-bi-ter |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɑr bɪ tər |
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Définition of arbiter
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French arbitre or directly from Latin arbiter "one who goes somewhere (as witness or judge)," in classical Latin used of spectators and eye-witnesses, in law, "he who hears and decides a case, a judge, umpire, mediator;" from ad- "to" (see ad-) + baetere "to come, go." The specific sense of "one chosen by two disputing parties to decide the matter" is from 1540s. The earliest form of the word attested in English is the fem. noun arbitress (mid-14c.) "a woman who settles disputes."
- noun person who settles dispute
- It was terrible to be chosen in this way to be the arbiter of Destiny.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- The event established Mary as the arbiter in her own coterie.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- I, who had engaged as Conductor of the Set and found myself their Arbiter as well.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- To an extent which no other animal has ever approached, man is the arbiter of his own destiny.
- Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
- I felt this, and could, therefore, be at any moment the arbiter of my own freedom.
- Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever
- There is a feeling of freedom in being the arbiter of one's actions, to go where you will and when you will.
- Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever
- In his own heart he was loathing this role of arbiter and mentor.
- Extract from : « The Rainy Day Railroad War » by Holman Day
- As Gustavus was arbiter of the battle, there could be no doubt of the result.
- Extract from : « The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa » by Paul Barron Watson
- Doria was the arbiter of fortune between the contending states.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Barbary Corsairs » by Stanley Lane-Poole
- Having got an upright judge, they must use him as the arbiter of their differences.
- Extract from : « Theodoric the Goth » by Thomas Hodgkin
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