- arbiter
-
/ahr"bi teuhr/, n.1. a person empowered to decide matters at issue; judge; umpire.2. a person who has the sole or absolute power of judging or determining.[1350-1400; ME arbitour, arbitre < AF, OF < L arbiter]
* * *
Universalium. 2010.
arbiter
Look at other dictionaries:
arbiter — ar·bi·ter / är bə tər/ n [Latin, onlooker, arbitrator]: arbitrator Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. arbiter … Law dictionary
Arbiter — may refer to:*Arbiter (electronics), in computing and electronics a circuitry component *Arbiter (Halo), a character in the Halo video game series *Arbitration, in law a method of dispute resolution *HMS Arbiter (D31), an escort aircraft carrier… … Wikipedia
arbiter — arbiter, arbitrator Arbiter, a more literary word (16c), is now restricted to the meaning ‘a judge or authority’ as in an arbiter of taste. For the meaning ‘a person appointed to settle a dispute’, the slightly older form arbitrator (15c) is now… … Modern English usage
arbiter — ar‧bi‧ter [ˈɑːbtə ǁ ˈɑːrbtər] noun [countable] 1. HUMAN RESOURCES a person or organization with the authority to decide how something should be done: • The Food and Drug Administration is the final arbiter of food labeling. 2. ORGANIZATIONS … Financial and business terms
Arbiter — Ar bi*ter, n. [L. arbiter; ar (for ad) + the root of betere to go; hence properly, one who comes up to look on.] 1. A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them. [1913 Webster] Note: In modern usage,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
arbiter — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mos I, Mc. arbitertrze; lm M. arbitertrzy {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 8}}praw. {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} rozjemca powołany przez sąd lub strony wiodące spór do rozstrzygnięcia tego sporu; sędzia … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
Arbiter — Ar bi*ter, v. t. To act as arbiter between. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
arbiter — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. arbitre or directly from L. 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… … Etymology dictionary
Arbĭter — (lat.), Schiedsrichter. A. datus, Richter, welchen der Prätor in Sachen bonae fidei ernannte, um nicht nach vorgeschriebenen Formeln (wie beim Judex), aber nach den Gesetzen, zu entscheiden; A. receptus, der von den Parteien durch… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Arbĭter — (lat.), Schiedsrichter … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Arbiter — Arbiter, lat., der Schiedsrichter … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
