† compromitteen.
Obsolete.
One to whom a matter is compromitted, an arbiter.
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society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [noun] > settling quarrels or disputes > arbitration > arbitrator
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umpire?c1400
arbitrator1426
mid-man1459
wardsman1482
appointer1523
daysman1530
arbiter1548
moderator1556
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compromitter1579
compromiser1598
compromittee1602
umpirer1650
goodman1836
honest broker1878
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1602 W. Fulbecke Parallele or Conf. Law ii. 4 Such tythes as be not spiritual, but..feudall, may be ordered and disposed by lay compromittees.
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