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† arbitry Obs.
Forms: 4–6 arbitre, 5 arbytre, -try, 5–7 arbetrie, 6–7 arbitrie, 7 -ry.
[Two words: 1. Arbitre (e mute), a. OF. arbitre:—L. arbitrium judgement, will; 2. Arbitrie, -y, later ad. L. arbitri-um (cf. ministry). In 15th c. the spelling arbitre might represent either, as in cite, citie, city. OF. had also a rare arbitrie.]
1. Power to choose or act; own will or pleasure; arbitrary will.
c1374Chaucer Boeth. v. iii. 156 To distroien..Þe fredome of oure arbitre · þat is to seyn of oure fre wille. 1483Caxton Cato E v, His free wylle and lyberalle arbytre for to doo hit or not. 1537Instit. Chr. Man B vj b, At his owne godly wyl, arbitre and dispensation. 1649Selden Laws of Eng. i. xxii. (1739) 40 Their rule..was made not by the arbitry of the General, but by Parliament.
2. Arbitration.
1535Stewart Cron. Scot. III. 132 Thair richtis bayth on arbetrie wes done. 1582–8Hist. James VI (1804) 89 To putt thair mater in arbitrie. 1609Skene Reg. Maj. 20 Arbitrie is ane lawfull deid of persons contendand.
3. Decision, sentence, award.
1375Barbour Bruce i. 75 He suld that arbytre disclar. c1615Chapman Odyss. xi. 738 Though arbitry Of all a court of war pronounc'd it mine. |