compromis

noun

com·​pro·​mis

¦kämprə¦mē

plural -es

1

: a formal agreement between nations submitting a dispute to arbitration and defining the terms of the submission, the powers of the tribunal to serve as arbitrator, and the procedure to be followed

2

: an agreement in Roman civil law between private persons referring a dispute between them to a designated third person for decision

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, compromise

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