mediatrix

[ mee-dee-ey-triks ]

/ ˌmi diˈeɪ trɪks /

a woman who mediates, especially between parties at variance.

Also me·di·a·tress, me·di·a·trice

[mee-dee-ey-tris] /ˌmi diˈeɪ trɪs/.

Origin of mediatrix

1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin mediātrīx, feminine of mediātor mediator; see -trix

See -ess, -trix.

Here was the mediatrix—the veritable goddess with the sword to cut the knot!

The Tragic Comedians, Complete |George Meredith
These unions gave to the princess the office of mediatrix; in Beowulf she is called Freothowebbe, "the peace-weaver."

Early Double Monasteries |Constance Stoney
She became the new Mediatrix between the sinful human soul and the Father in heaven.

The Catacombs of Rome |William Henry Withrow
Then at that charming and sacred hour let the mediatrix come; let the Samaritan bee appear!

The Insect |Jules Michelet

May it not be the initial of Mylitta, “the Mediatrix,” one of the favourite names of the great original goddess?

Clare Avery |Emily Sarah Holt