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mediatrix
[mee-dee-ey-triks]
noun
plural
mediatrices, mediatrixesa woman who mediates, especially between parties at variance.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mediatrix1
Example Sentences
She obligingly consented to act as mediatrix in the matter.
She affected to be equally well inclined to both, and even assumed the character of mediatrix.
She seems to be desirous of holding the balance, of being in some sort a mediatrix, and of courting the offers of each by her supposed importance to both.
This tender mediatrix between us and the Eternal, with a heart full of compassion for our miseries, forces us to confide in her maternal aid, and disarms the vengeance of Heaven.
Under the circumstances the negress was his sole hope and chance; he pressed her into his service and made her Mercury and mediatrix in one.
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When To Use
Mediatrix is a term for a female mediator—a woman who mediates or helps to settle a dispute or create agreement when there is conflict between two or more people or groups by acting as an intermediary or go-between for those parties.Another word for mediatrix is mediatress. Usually, the gender-neutral term mediator is used. The plural of mediatrix can be mediatrices or mediatrixes.A mediatrix acts as an impartial third party to guide the communication between the conflicting parties.Although the word mediator can be used in informal situations, mediatrix is typically used in formal ones, such as the mediation of a labor dispute between a company and its striking employees or the mediation of a divorce.Example: She was a world-class mediatrix who was brought in to mediate the toughest negotiations.
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