umpiragen.
/ˈʌmpʌɪrɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈəmˌpaɪrɪdʒ/ The act of umpiring; the office or power of an umpire; the decision of an umpire, arbitration.
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the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > settlement of dispute, arbitration > [noun]
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society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [noun] > settling quarrels or disputes > arbitration
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β. 1519 in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) 223 (note) The parties to abide the umpirage of Thomas Lord Cardinal..if given before the feast of All Saints.1633 Bp. T. Morton Discharge Five Imputations 144 S. Augustine his Vmpirage and full Determination of this whole question, concerning the exposition of Christ his speech.1648 F. Nethersole Project for Peace 21 The finall Umpirage of such..matters, as cannot be resolved without the admission of forein arbitrement.1675 J. Smith Christian Relig. Appeal i. 18 Augustus..referring the choice of an Heir, where he had so bad choice, to the umpirage of the Divine Wisdom.a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 35 They hoped the umpirage of the war would fall into their hands.1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. i. 17 Enacting..that their submission of the suit to arbitration or umpirage shall be made a rule of any of the king's courts of record.1805 E. H. East Rep. Cases King's Bench 5 189 The time for making the umpirage was further extended.1846 C. Sumner Scholar, Jurist, Artist, Philanthropist 62 When, in our age, two nations..appeal to war.., they voluntarily adopt this unchristian umpirage of right.1890 Law Times 88 358/1 We do not think it would be fair to cast upon the County Court judges the responsibilities of umpirage.1609 in Quarter Sessions Rec. (N. Riding Rec. Soc.) (1884) I. 173 The arbitrament..of Tho. Warcupp and Anth. Byarley, gent., with the umpridge of Mr. Parson Lascells.
c1613 (c1490) in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) 84 Wher it is so, uncle, at the matter betwyxt my servant and John Forest is put to iiij men, and the owmpreght of you.
1649 Bp. J. Hall Resol. & Decisions iv. ii. 394 The prophet Malachi..hath so fully decided the cause, as if it had been expresly referred to his umperage.
1661 Andronicus iii. i. D 4 b Here's Cleobulus, We will refer it to his Umpeerage.
1679 W. Penn Addr. Protestants ii. 180 The Scriptures are made more doubtful than they are by such as would fain preserve to themselves the Umpiridge and Judgship of their Meaning.
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