MEDIATRIX

mediatrix

(noun) a woman who is a mediator

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mediatrix (plural mediatrices or mediatrixes)

A female mediator.

(geometry) The line that is perpendicular to a line segment and intersects the line segment at its midpoint.

Source: Wiktionary


Me`di*a"tress, Me`di*a*"trix, n. Etym: [L. mediatrix, f. of mediator: cf. F. médiatrice.]

Definition: A female mediator.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”


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