Pronunciation: - ˌ e-l ə - ˌ gan-sh ē - ' a-r ə m, - ' er- ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: L, literally, arbiter of refinements
Date: 1736
: a person who prescribes, rules on, or is a recognized authority on matters of social behavior and taste
Pronunciation: - ˌ e-l ə - ˌ gan-sh ē - ' a-r ə m, - ' er- ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: L, literally, arbiter of refinements
Date: 1736
: a person who prescribes, rules on, or is a recognized authority on matters of social behavior and taste
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012