See Also: arbitrament(dictionary)
ARBITRAMENT(law)
ARBITRAMENT AND AWARD(law)

arbitrament (iou)



arbitrament noun. Also arbitrement. LME.
[Old French arbitrement from medieval Latin arbitramentum, from arbitrari: see ARBITRATE, -MENT.]
The right or capacity to decide for oneself; free will. LME-E19.
Milton To stand or fall Free in thine own Arbitrament it lies.
The power to decide for others; absolute authority. obsolete exc. as approaching sense 3. LME.
W. S. Maugham He decided to leave the matter to the arbitrament of God.
The deciding of a dispute by arbitration. LME.
Gladstone An immediate resort to the arbitrament of war. D. Brewster In the arbitraments of science it has always been a difficult task to adjust the rival claims of competitors.
The authoritative decision reached or the sentence pronounced by an arbiter. LME.
Lytton I will not abide by the arbitrement of a pope.
Agreement reached by arbitration; amicable compromise. M16-E17.
Bacon As if they would make an Arbitrement, betweene God and Man.