arbitrament

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an authoritative judgment or the power of deciding a matter; arbitration

   The rival houses submitted the dispute to the arbitrament of the council.

From Middle English arbitrament, from Old French arbitrement, formed from arbitrer, 'to judge or arbitrate,' plus -ment. The word names either an arbiter's decision or, in older formal use, the authority and discretion to decide.

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