arbitration
/ˌɑːbɪˈtɹeɪʃən/ahr-bih-TRAY-shuhn
/ˌɑɹbɪˈtɹeɪʃən/ahr-bih-TRAY-shuhn
Meaningthe act of arbitrating
Common meaning: settling a dispute by a judge both sides accept
- arbitra witness, judge, umpireLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 151 · scan
- atverb or adjective ending: to make, having
- ionnoun ending: act or result
Journey through time
- Latinarbiter‘a witness, judge, umpire’
- Englisharbitrate‘to settle a dispute as judge’
- Englishformed in English from arbitratearbitration‘settling a dispute by a judge both sides accept’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from arbitrate + -ion.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ARBITRATE, p.31 · scan
Roots
- arbiter Latin “a witness, judge, umpire”
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