arbitrix

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arbitrix.

Noun

arbitrix

1. (rare, now chiefly humorous) A female arbiter, an arbitress.
   • 1826, Algernon Herbert, Nimrod, volume III, page 216:

     Thalèa was daughter of Vulcan; and Ætna, on the other hand, was an arbitrix between litigating parties, and pronounced judgement when Vulcan and Ceres disputed for the land of Sicily.

   • 1844, Emma Robinson, Whitefriars, Third edition, volume I, page 32:

     Neither do I write to insult your misfortunes in this that I, so injured by you, am now the arbitrix of your fate almost as certainly as fate herself — and you know if you have deserved much moderation from me.

   • 2013, Thomas Pynchon, Bleeding Edge, Vintage, published 2014, page 22:

     Maxine began to wonder…might Horst actually have a preference for women named after inexpensive cigars, was there perhaps a Philippa “Philly” Blunt stashed in London he's playing FTSE with, some alluring Asian arbitrix named Roi-Tan in a cheongsam and one of those little haircuts…