arbitress

arbitress
/ahr"bi tris/, n.
a woman who is an arbiter.
[1300-50; ME < MF arbitresse, equiv. to arbitre ARBIT(E)R + -esse -ESS]
Usage. See -ess.

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  • Overhead — O ver*head , adv. Aloft; above; in or attached to the ceiling or roof; in the story or upon the floor above; in the zenith. [1913 Webster] While overhead the moon Sits arbitress. Milton. [1913 Webster] Note: Also used adjectively; as, an overhead …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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