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In an ambitious manner.

The quality of being ambitious; ambition; pretentiousness.

The exterior edge or border of a thing, as the border of a leaf, or the outline of a bivalve shell.

Same as Antorbital.

Pertaining to, or situated in, the region of the front of the orbit. -- n.

without control; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited. For Jove is arbiter of both to man. Cowper.

Capable of being decided by arbitration; determinable. [Archaic] Bp. Hall.

Judgment by an arbiter; authoritative determination. [Archaic]

Of or relating to an arbiter or an arbitration. [R.]

Determination; decision; arbitration. The arbitrament of time. Everett. Gladly at this moment would MacIvor have put their quarrel to personal arbitrament. Sir W. Scott.

In an arbitrary manner; by will only; despotically; absolutely.

The quality of being arbitrary; despoticalness; tyranny. Bp. Hall.

Arbitrary; despotic. [Obs.] -- Ar`bi*tra"*ri*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.]

Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment. It was wholly arbitrary in them to do so. Jer. Taylor. Rank pretends to fix the value of every one, and is the most arbitrary of all things. Landor.

To hear and decide, as arbitrators; as, to choose to arbitrate a disputed case.

The hearing and determination of a cause between parties in controversy, by a person or persons chosen by the parties.

persons, chosen by parties who have a controversy, to determine their differences. See Arbitration.

A female who arbitrates or judges.

A female arbiter; an arbitratrix. Milton.

To line with Babbitt metal.