umpiren.

Brit.

/ˈʌmpʌɪə/, U.S.

/ˈəmˌpaɪ(ə)r/

Forms: α. Middle English owmpere, ovmper, ompar. β. Middle English–1500s umpere (1500s vn-), 1500s vmppere, 1500s–1600s umpeer(e. γ. Middle English–1600s umper (Middle English unpar). δ. 1500s–1600s umpyer, umpier (1500s impier). ε. 1500s– umpire (1600s umpyre, vmpire).

Etymology: Later form of noumpere n., by transference of the n- to the indefinite article, as in adder, apron.

a. One who decides between disputants or contending parties and whose decision is usually accepted as final; an arbitrator.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > settlement of dispute, arbitration > [noun] > one who arbitrates

arbitrer1382

judge1385

umpire?c1400

overman1424

arbitrator1426

oversman1492

daysman1530

referendary1546

arbiter1548

referee1549

moderator1556

awarder1561

deciser1563

decider?1568

decisor1569

settler1598

disceptator1623

umpirer1650

referrer1661

society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [noun] > settling quarrels or disputes > arbitration > arbitrator

noumperec1350

umpire?c1400

arbitrator1426

mid-man1459

wardsman1482

appointer1523

daysman1530

arbiter1548

moderator1556

oddsman1571

compromitter1579

compromiser1598

compromittee1602

umpirer1650

goodman1836

honest broker1878

leopard-skin chief1933

leopard-skin priest1951

α.

?c1400 J. Lydgate Æsop's Fab. vi. 43 Among these owmperis was werre none, ne stryf.

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 360/1 Nowmpere, or owmpere, arbiter, sequester.

1483 Cath. Angl. 263/2 An Ovmper (A. Ompar), impar.

β. c1430 Wyclif's Prol. Rom. (MS. Rawl. C. 257 f. 90 b/2) Þe apostle putte him bitwene as a meene, distriynge alle her questiouns, as a good vmpere.a1459 Ld. Scales in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 196 Take ȝe on and he a noþer, and if þey may not accorde ȝe and I to be vmpere, for we stande boþe in lik cas.1552–3 in E. B. Jupp Carpenters' Co. (1887) 376 John abbott Rjchard tylton George Kyng John revell..for days men and master Russell for vmppere.1567 J. Jewel Def. Apol. Churche Eng. ii. 312 He is no indifferente umpeere, that firste diuideth Offices equally bitweene twoo, and afterwarde alloteth bothe offices to One alone.1576 A. Hall Acct. Quarrell (1815) 25 The just and consionable dome of so grave umpeers.1603 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Hist. Descr. Worlde 255 They constitute him their arbitraitour and chiefe Vmpeere.1649 W. Ball Power of Kings 6 These things they may doe as Judges Allegate, or Umpeeres for the People.1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 394/2 Being desired to be Umpeer between Apollo and Pan,..Midas passed his verdict against Apollo.γ. 1464² [see sense 2]. 1556 [see sense 2]. 1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 103 The Lady Flauia,..commaunding them both to silence, willyng Euphues as Umper in these matters, briefly to speake his minde.1606 Bp. W. Barlow Serm. E j b The best course..will bee..to make him the vmper, whom they make our Accuser.1611 E. Grimeston tr. Gen. Hist. France (new ed.) 969 Cardinall Medicis..was, as it were, an Vmper of all difficulties in this good and holy reconciliation.δ. 1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia Epist. To P. Gyles sig. ✠vii^v Some as an vmpier or a iudge with my sentence finallye to discusse.1577 tr. ‘F. de L'Isle’ Legendarie sig. Avij^v The controuersie was referred vnto the arbitrement of three vmpiers.1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 168 If this Aunswere..shall seeme but of small credite with you, I will bryng you Augustine for an umpyer betwixt us.1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. 23 I rest waiting upon you as umpiers to know what ye advise.1641 W. Prynne Antipathie 274 The Lords in Parliament tooke an Oath to be indifferent umpiers betweene the Bishop and Duke.ε. 1599 Master Broughtons Lett. Answered vii. 25 He, whom you..made vmpire of that..controuersie.1606 J. Carpenter Schelomonocham xxviii. f. 115 If a man sinne against God, who shall bee his Umpire, or Dayes-man?1640 F. Quarles Enchyridion (1641) 13 When the Frog and the Mouse could not take up the Quarrell, the Kite was umpyre.1681 H. Neville Plato Redivivus 152 A great person was to be chosen every Parliament, who should be as it were an Umpire between the King and his People.1738 tr. J. Jurin in J. Keill Ess. Animal Oecon. (ed. 4) 54 How could I wish for a more impartial Judge, or how could I choose a more proper Umpire?1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random I. xvii. 143 The constable..pleaded our cause so effectually, that she condescended to make him umpire.1815 Zeluca III. 268 I must become umpire between you and Mrs. Wolsey.1835 E. Bulwer-Lytton Rienzi III. x. iii. 267 We might call in an umpire—a foreigner who had no interest in either faction.1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues I. 147 To choose an umpire of discourse would be unseemly.

b. transferred. Something which serves to decide or settle a matter.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > settlement of dispute, arbitration > [noun] > that which decides

umpire1583

sudden death1834

adjudicator1835

1583 W. M. in J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (ed. 4) II. 2139/2 Let Gods word be vnpere, To try our true religion, From this euill fauoured geere.

1600 S. Rowlands Letting of Humors Blood v. 73 Make Steele and Iron vmpiers to the Fray.

1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. 48 As if the Law were the sole umpire between King and people.

1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. i. §9 It is a sign there is little of reason left, where sense is made the only Umpire of all kinds of Beings.

1696 T. Dogget Country Wake iii. ii. 30 Your Conscience must be Umper in this Case.

1718 N. Rowe tr. Lucan Pharsalia i. 205 The Sword is now the Umpire to decide.

1785 W. Cowper Tirocinium in Task 29 The judgment, umpire in the strife That grace and nature have to wage through life.

1805–6 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Inferno xxii. 140 In the boiling lake both fell. The heat Was umpire soon between them.

1878 R. Browning La Saisiaz 55 Take thou, soul, thy solitary stand, Umpire to the champions Fancy, Reason.

†c. Something which stands between others either by way of connection or separation. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition or fact of being interjacent > [noun] > that which is interjacent

meana1400

moyen1483

umpire1605

intermedium1611

intermediate1650

middle1665

between-lier1674

borderland1821

border-ground1871

border-world1878

grey zone1900

twilight zone1909

grey area1935

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. i. 284 For spirits..Twixt God and man retaine a middle kind: And (vmpires) mortall to th' immortall ioyne.

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 745 Those mountaines, which..interpose themselves as Vmpiers & Bounders between diverse shires.

2. Law. A third person appointed or called upon to decide a matter submitted to arbitrators who cannot agree. Cf. referee n. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > judge > [noun] > judge or arbitrator giving decision

umpire1464

awarder1561

1464 Cov. Leet Bk. 329 If in the mean tyme the seid iiij arbitrours can not accorde that then the seid Mair to be unpar.

1464 Cov. Leet Bk. 329 That..as the a-fore named iiij arbitrours..cowde not accorde, that then the seid mair to be vmper.

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Impier or umpier, a iudge or mediatoure taken besydes arbitors to deme a matter debated, wher the arbitrors can not agree, sequestor.

1556 in W. H. Turner Select. Rec. Oxf. (1880) 257 To abyde the arbytrament of..arbytrators,..and that Mr. Pollard shalbe umper.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Umpire, a third Person chosen to put a final End to a Controversy left to the Determination of two Arbitrators.

1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 16 If they [sc. the arbitrators] do not agree, it is usual to add, that another person be called in as umpire (imperator), to whose sole judgment it is then referred.

1838 W. Bell Dict. Law Scotl. 692 An oversman is an umpire appointed by a submission to decide where two arbiters have differed in opinion, or he is named by the arbiters themselves.

1843 Penny Cycl. XXV. 501/2 The word umpire..in its legal sense..means a person named in the Submission, or under its authority, by the arbitrators to decide the matters referred, which the arbitrators either cannot or will not decide.

3. In games or contests: One to whose decision all doubtful points are referred, and who sees that the rules of the game or sport are not broken. Cf. referee n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > judging or umpiring > [noun] > umpire or referee

discovererc1450

judge1538

stickler1538

trier1607

umpire1714

referee1822

ref1890

ump1915

president1961

zebra1972

1714 T. Parkyns Inn-play (ed. 2) 63 [Wrestling], And in case they can't Decide such Differences, then they shall be referr'd solely to the Decision of the said Sir Thomas Parkyns as Umpire.

1727 Articles of Agreem. for Two Cricket Matches (West Sussex Rec. Office: Goodwood 1884) That there shall be one Umpire of each Side.

1778 T. Jones Hoyle's Games Improved 201 The Umpires are the sole Judges of fair and unfair Play, and have a Power to determine all Disputes.

1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) vii. 69 The umpires were stationed behind the wickets.

1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days ii. viii. 384 Their leading men and umpire inspected the ground, criticising it rather unmercifully.

1884 Times 15 Sept. 7/3 [Football], Mr. Walker officiated as referee, and Messrs. Davies and Bryan as umpires.

attributive.1889 Infantry Drill 406 Umpire Regulations.1889 Infantry Drill 407 Orders from the Umpire Staff are to be considered as emanating directly from the Umpire-in-Chief.

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umpirev.

Brit.

/ˈʌmpʌɪə/, U.S.

/ˈəmˌpaɪ(ə)r/

Forms: Also 1600s vmpeere, vmper.

Etymology: < umpire n.

†1. transitive. To adjudge, appoint (a person to an office), in virtue of being umpire. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > appointment to office > appoint a person to an office [verb (transitive)] > appoint (a person) in virtue of being umpire

umpire1592

1592 F. Bacon Observ. Libel in Resuscitatio (1657) 123 That no King of Spain, nor Bishop of Rome, shall umpire, or promote, any beneficiary, or feodatory, King, as they designed to do.

†2. To decide between (persons) as umpire; to act as umpire to. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > bring to peace (strife or discord) [verb (transitive)] > settle (a dispute) > end or settle dispute between

umpire1611

1611 T. James Treat. Corruption Script. iv. 19 Who shall reconcile or vmpire them, decide doubts, determine questions, and take vp all controuersies?

a1657 R. Loveday Lett. (1663) 19 He is now the great Cardinal that umpires almost all Christendom.

a. To settle or decide (a matter in dispute) as umpire or after the manner of an umpire.

ΘΚΠ

moder1534

day1580

arbitrate1597

moderate1602

umpire1611

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. viii. 491/2 The Pope..therfore vndertooke to vmpeere the debates betwixt those two great Enemies.

1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. 101 The Clergy-men interposed themselues; they were to vmpire the businesse betweene vs.

1637 W. Cartwright Royall Slave iv. iv I have Two or three servants within call here, they Shall umpire this your variance.

1675 R. Burthogge Cavsa Dei 379 It was the Office of the Druids..to decide and umpire Controversies.

1710 R. Ward Life H. More 121 I have heard him pleasantly speaking, How he was fain to umpire the matter between his Mirth and his Sadder Tempers.

b. transferred. Of things.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > settlement of dispute, arbitration > settle, arbitrate [verb (transitive)]

redeOE

to-dealc1275

deraignc1330

determinec1380

award1393

decidec1400

decise?a1425

decernc1425

discernc1425

arbitrea1513

deema1513

moder1534

resolve1586

divide1596

arbitrate1597

fit1600

moderate1602

umpire1609

sopite1628

appointa1631

determinate1647

issue1650

settle1651

to cut the melon1911

1609 Bp. W. Barlow Answer Catholike English-man 322 The question also then in hand beeing to bee vmper'd onely by the holy Scripture.

1629 N. Carpenter Achitophel (1640) ii. 115 Queasi stomacks had rather appetite should umpire their desires, then judgement.

1674 T. Flatman Desperate Lover 2/8 A turfe of grass or Monument of Stone Umpires the petty competition.

a. spec. To supervise (games or contests) in the capacity of umpire.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > judging or umpiring > umpire or referee [verb (transitive)]

umpire1861

referee1889

ref1929

officiate1978

1861 Times 12 July The regatta yesterday was exceedingly well managed, and the races umpired by gentlemen of the Universities.

1884 Harper's Mag. Oct. 726/1 It is not an unusual sight to see a game among the officers ‘umpired’ by some..non-commissioned officer.

1887 Field 13 Aug. 283/3 The various competitions were umpired from the bows of a launch.

b. To give (a player) out, as umpire.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > umpiring and scoring > umpire and score [verb (transitive)] > declare out

umpire1894

1894 Daily News 20 June 5/2 Conceivably, he ‘umpired out’ the other side whenever he had an opportunity.

a. intransitive. To act as umpire. Also const. between, betwixt.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > settlement of dispute, arbitration > arbitrate [verb (intransitive)]

awardc1386

judgea1425

decidec1540

umpire1613

umpire1620

arbitrate1622

society > leisure > sport > judging or umpiring > umpire or referee [verb (intransitive)]

sticklea1643

stand1846

referee1883

umpire1901

ref1929

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 328 We list not to vmpire betwixt Geographers.

a1638 J. Mede Wks. (1672) 746 Even Cæsar at first umpired between her and her brother, in matters of difference between them.

a1688 R. Cudworth Treat. Freewill (1838) 42 In this contest there is no necessary understanding interposing and coming in to umpire between, that does unavoidably and irresistibly determine one way or other.

1716 M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ II. 243 I am sure nothing can be justly pleaded in Bar to their undoubted Prerogative..to Umpire in this Contest about Primitive Christianity.

1881 W. Thomson Bacon & Shakespeare 29 None will be readier than he to umpire justly.

1901 Weekly Register 22 Nov. 649/2 The famous cricketer, who often used to umpire at boys' matches.

b. With it.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > settlement of dispute, arbitration > arbitrate [verb (intransitive)]

awardc1386

judgea1425

decidec1540

umpire1613

umpire1620

arbitrate1622

1620 R. Brathwait Ess. Five Senses in Archaica (1815) II. 51 Nobly interposing himself..to umpire it, that it may be more evenly carried, and more equally composed.

1627 W. Sclater Briefe Expos. 2 Thess. 299 While Thomas..must vmpire it in Religion.

1695 J. Sage Article in Wks. (1844) I. 268 She umpired it between the Queen of Scotland and those who appeared for her son.

Derivatives

† ˈumpirer n. Obsolete rare an umpire.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > settlement of dispute, arbitration > [noun] > one who arbitrates

arbitrer1382

judge1385

umpire?c1400

overman1424

arbitrator1426

oversman1492

daysman1530

referendary1546

arbiter1548

referee1549

moderator1556

awarder1561

deciser1563

decider?1568

decisor1569

settler1598

disceptator1623

umpirer1650

referrer1661

society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [noun] > settling quarrels or disputes > arbitration > arbitrator

noumperec1350

umpire?c1400

arbitrator1426

mid-man1459

wardsman1482

appointer1523

daysman1530

arbiter1548

moderator1556

oddsman1571

compromitter1579

compromiser1598

compromittee1602

umpirer1650

goodman1836

honest broker1878

leopard-skin chief1933

leopard-skin priest1951

1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine i. x. 32 If the extent of their dominions be surveyed, and our eye in the Map made umpirer therein, the case is clear.

1675 J. Smith Christian Relig. Appeal iv. 97 The Umpirers of Difference among the Nations of the World.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	umpire
释义	umpiren. Brit. /ˈʌmpʌɪə/, U.S. /ˈəmˌpaɪ(ə)r/ Forms: α. Middle English owmpere, ovmper, ompar. β. Middle English–1500s umpere (1500s vn-), 1500s vmppere, 1500s–1600s umpeer(e. γ. Middle English–1600s umper (Middle English unpar). δ. 1500s–1600s umpyer, umpier (1500s impier). ε. 1500s– umpire (1600s umpyre, vmpire). Etymology: Later form of noumpere n., by transference of the n- to the indefinite article, as in adder, apron. 1. a. One who decides between disputants or contending parties and whose decision is usually accepted as final; an arbitrator. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > settlement of dispute, arbitration > [noun] > one who arbitrates arbitrer1382 judge1385 umpire?c1400 overman1424 arbitrator1426 oversman1492 daysman1530 referendary1546 arbiter1548 referee1549 moderator1556 awarder1561 deciser1563 decider?1568 decisor1569 settler1598 disceptator1623 umpirer1650 referrer1661 society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [noun] > settling quarrels or disputes > arbitration > arbitrator noumperec1350 umpire?c1400 arbitrator1426 mid-man1459 wardsman1482 appointer1523 daysman1530 arbiter1548 moderator1556 oddsman1571 compromitter1579 compromiser1598 compromittee1602 umpirer1650 goodman1836 honest broker1878 leopard-skin chief1933 leopard-skin priest1951 α. ?c1400 J. Lydgate Æsop's Fab. vi. 43 Among these owmperis was werre none, ne stryf. c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 360/1 Nowmpere, or owmpere, arbiter, sequester. 1483 Cath. Angl. 263/2 An Ovmper (A. Ompar), impar. β. c1430 Wyclif's Prol. Rom. (MS. Rawl. C. 257 f. 90 b/2) Þe apostle putte him bitwene as a meene, distriynge alle her questiouns, as a good vmpere.a1459 Ld. Scales in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 196 Take ȝe on and he a noþer, and if þey may not accorde ȝe and I to be vmpere, for we stande boþe in lik cas.1552–3 in E. B. Jupp Carpenters' Co. (1887) 376 John abbott Rjchard tylton George Kyng John revell..for days men and master Russell for vmppere.1567 J. Jewel Def. Apol. Churche Eng. ii. 312 He is no indifferente umpeere, that firste diuideth Offices equally bitweene twoo, and afterwarde alloteth bothe offices to One alone.1576 A. Hall Acct. Quarrell (1815) 25 The just and consionable dome of so grave umpeers.1603 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Hist. Descr. Worlde 255 They constitute him their arbitraitour and chiefe Vmpeere.1649 W. Ball Power of Kings 6 These things they may doe as Judges Allegate, or Umpeeres for the People.1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 394/2 Being desired to be Umpeer between Apollo and Pan,..Midas passed his verdict against Apollo.γ. 1464² [see sense 2]. 1556 [see sense 2]. 1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 103 The Lady Flauia,..commaunding them both to silence, willyng Euphues as Umper in these matters, briefly to speake his minde.1606 Bp. W. Barlow Serm. E j b The best course..will bee..to make him the vmper, whom they make our Accuser.1611 E. Grimeston tr. Gen. Hist. France (new ed.) 969 Cardinall Medicis..was, as it were, an Vmper of all difficulties in this good and holy reconciliation.δ. 1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia Epist. To P. Gyles sig. ✠vii^v Some as an vmpier or a iudge with my sentence finallye to discusse.1577 tr. ‘F. de L'Isle’ Legendarie sig. Avij^v The controuersie was referred vnto the arbitrement of three vmpiers.1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 168 If this Aunswere..shall seeme but of small credite with you, I will bryng you Augustine for an umpyer betwixt us.1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. 23 I rest waiting upon you as umpiers to know what ye advise.1641 W. Prynne Antipathie 274 The Lords in Parliament tooke an Oath to be indifferent umpiers betweene the Bishop and Duke.ε. 1599 Master Broughtons Lett. Answered vii. 25 He, whom you..made vmpire of that..controuersie.1606 J. Carpenter Schelomonocham xxviii. f. 115 If a man sinne against God, who shall bee his Umpire, or Dayes-man?1640 F. Quarles Enchyridion (1641) 13 When the Frog and the Mouse could not take up the Quarrell, the Kite was umpyre.1681 H. Neville Plato Redivivus 152 A great person was to be chosen every Parliament, who should be as it were an Umpire between the King and his People.1738 tr. J. Jurin in J. Keill Ess. Animal Oecon. (ed. 4) 54 How could I wish for a more impartial Judge, or how could I choose a more proper Umpire?1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random I. xvii. 143 The constable..pleaded our cause so effectually, that she condescended to make him umpire.1815 Zeluca III. 268 I must become umpire between you and Mrs. Wolsey.1835 E. Bulwer-Lytton Rienzi III. x. iii. 267 We might call in an umpire—a foreigner who had no interest in either faction.1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues I. 147 To choose an umpire of discourse would be unseemly. b. transferred. Something which serves to decide or settle a matter. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > settlement of dispute, arbitration > [noun] > that which decides umpire1583 sudden death1834 adjudicator1835 1583 W. M. in J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (ed. 4) II. 2139/2 Let Gods word be vnpere, To try our true religion, From this euill fauoured geere. 1600 S. Rowlands Letting of Humors Blood v. 73 Make Steele and Iron vmpiers to the Fray. 1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. 48 As if the Law were the sole umpire between King and people. 1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. i. §9 It is a sign there is little of reason left, where sense is made the only Umpire of all kinds of Beings. 1696 T. Dogget Country Wake iii. ii. 30 Your Conscience must be Umper in this Case. 1718 N. Rowe tr. Lucan Pharsalia i. 205 The Sword is now the Umpire to decide. 1785 W. Cowper Tirocinium in Task 29 The judgment, umpire in the strife That grace and nature have to wage through life. View more context for this quotation 1805–6 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Inferno xxii. 140 In the boiling lake both fell. The heat Was umpire soon between them. 1878 R. Browning La Saisiaz 55 Take thou, soul, thy solitary stand, Umpire to the champions Fancy, Reason. †c. Something which stands between others either by way of connection or separation. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition or fact of being interjacent > [noun] > that which is interjacent meana1400 moyen1483 umpire1605 intermedium1611 intermediate1650 middle1665 between-lier1674 borderland1821 border-ground1871 border-world1878 grey zone1900 twilight zone1909 grey area1935 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. i. 284 For spirits..Twixt God and man retaine a middle kind: And (vmpires) mortall to th' immortall ioyne. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 745 Those mountaines, which..interpose themselves as Vmpiers & Bounders between diverse shires. 2. Law. A third person appointed or called upon to decide a matter submitted to arbitrators who cannot agree. Cf. referee n. 1b. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > judge > [noun] > judge or arbitrator giving decision umpire1464 awarder1561 1464 Cov. Leet Bk. 329 If in the mean tyme the seid iiij arbitrours can not accorde that then the seid Mair to be unpar. 1464 Cov. Leet Bk. 329 That..as the a-fore named iiij arbitrours..cowde not accorde, that then the seid mair to be vmper. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Impier or umpier, a iudge or mediatoure taken besydes arbitors to deme a matter debated, wher the arbitrors can not agree, sequestor. 1556 in W. H. Turner Select. Rec. Oxf. (1880) 257 To abyde the arbytrament of..arbytrators,..and that Mr. Pollard shalbe umper. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Umpire, a third Person chosen to put a final End to a Controversy left to the Determination of two Arbitrators. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 16 If they [sc. the arbitrators] do not agree, it is usual to add, that another person be called in as umpire (imperator), to whose sole judgment it is then referred. 1838 W. Bell Dict. Law Scotl. 692 An oversman is an umpire appointed by a submission to decide where two arbiters have differed in opinion, or he is named by the arbiters themselves. 1843 Penny Cycl. XXV. 501/2 The word umpire..in its legal sense..means a person named in the Submission, or under its authority, by the arbitrators to decide the matters referred, which the arbitrators either cannot or will not decide. 3. In games or contests: One to whose decision all doubtful points are referred, and who sees that the rules of the game or sport are not broken. Cf. referee n. 3. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > judging or umpiring > [noun] > umpire or referee discovererc1450 judge1538 stickler1538 trier1607 umpire1714 referee1822 ref1890 ump1915 president1961 zebra1972 1714 T. Parkyns Inn-play (ed. 2) 63 [Wrestling], And in case they can't Decide such Differences, then they shall be referr'd solely to the Decision of the said Sir Thomas Parkyns as Umpire. 1727 Articles of Agreem. for Two Cricket Matches (West Sussex Rec. Office: Goodwood 1884) That there shall be one Umpire of each Side. 1778 T. Jones Hoyle's Games Improved 201 The Umpires are the sole Judges of fair and unfair Play, and have a Power to determine all Disputes. 1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) vii. 69 The umpires were stationed behind the wickets. 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days ii. viii. 384 Their leading men and umpire inspected the ground, criticising it rather unmercifully. 1884 Times 15 Sept. 7/3 [Football], Mr. Walker officiated as referee, and Messrs. Davies and Bryan as umpires. attributive.1889 Infantry Drill 406 Umpire Regulations.1889 Infantry Drill 407 Orders from the Umpire Staff are to be considered as emanating directly from the Umpire-in-Chief. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). umpirev. Brit. /ˈʌmpʌɪə/, U.S. /ˈəmˌpaɪ(ə)r/ Forms: Also 1600s vmpeere, vmper. Etymology: < umpire n. †1. transitive. To adjudge, appoint (a person to an office), in virtue of being umpire. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > appoint a person to an office [verb (transitive)] > appoint (a person) in virtue of being umpire umpire1592 1592 F. Bacon Observ. Libel in Resuscitatio (1657) 123 That no King of Spain, nor Bishop of Rome, shall umpire, or promote, any beneficiary, or feodatory, King, as they designed to do. †2. To decide between (persons) as umpire; to act as umpire to. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > bring to peace (strife or discord) [verb (transitive)] > settle (a dispute) > end or settle dispute between umpire1611 1611 T. James Treat. Corruption Script. iv. 19 Who shall reconcile or vmpire them, decide doubts, determine questions, and take vp all controuersies? a1657 R. Loveday Lett. (1663) 19 He is now the great Cardinal that umpires almost all Christendom. 3. a. To settle or decide (a matter in dispute) as umpire or after the manner of an umpire. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > bring to peace (strife or discord) [verb (transitive)] > settle (a dispute) > settle by arbitration moder1534 day1580 arbitrate1597 moderate1602 umpire1611 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. viii. 491/2 The Pope..therfore vndertooke to vmpeere the debates betwixt those two great Enemies. 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. 101 The Clergy-men interposed themselues; they were to vmpire the businesse betweene vs. 1637 W. Cartwright Royall Slave iv. iv I have Two or three servants within call here, they Shall umpire this your variance. 1675 R. Burthogge Cavsa Dei 379 It was the Office of the Druids..to decide and umpire Controversies. 1710 R. Ward Life H. More 121 I have heard him pleasantly speaking, How he was fain to umpire the matter between his Mirth and his Sadder Tempers. b. transferred. Of things. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > settlement of dispute, arbitration > settle, arbitrate [verb (transitive)] redeOE to-dealc1275 deraignc1330 determinec1380 award1393 decidec1400 decise?a1425 decernc1425 discernc1425 arbitrea1513 deema1513 moder1534 resolve1586 divide1596 arbitrate1597 fit1600 moderate1602 umpire1609 sopite1628 appointa1631 determinate1647 issue1650 settle1651 to cut the melon1911 1609 Bp. W. Barlow Answer Catholike English-man 322 The question also then in hand beeing to bee vmper'd onely by the holy Scripture. 1629 N. Carpenter Achitophel (1640) ii. 115 Queasi stomacks had rather appetite should umpire their desires, then judgement. 1674 T. Flatman Desperate Lover 2/8 A turfe of grass or Monument of Stone Umpires the petty competition. 4. a. spec. To supervise (games or contests) in the capacity of umpire. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > judging or umpiring > umpire or referee [verb (transitive)] umpire1861 referee1889 ref1929 officiate1978 1861 Times 12 July The regatta yesterday was exceedingly well managed, and the races umpired by gentlemen of the Universities. 1884 Harper's Mag. Oct. 726/1 It is not an unusual sight to see a game among the officers ‘umpired’ by some..non-commissioned officer. 1887 Field 13 Aug. 283/3 The various competitions were umpired from the bows of a launch. b. To give (a player) out, as umpire. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > umpiring and scoring > umpire and score [verb (transitive)] > declare out umpire1894 1894 Daily News 20 June 5/2 Conceivably, he ‘umpired out’ the other side whenever he had an opportunity. 5. a. intransitive. To act as umpire. Also const. between, betwixt. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > settlement of dispute, arbitration > arbitrate [verb (intransitive)] awardc1386 judgea1425 decidec1540 umpire1613 umpire1620 arbitrate1622 society > leisure > sport > judging or umpiring > umpire or referee [verb (intransitive)] sticklea1643 stand1846 referee1883 umpire1901 ref1929 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 328 We list not to vmpire betwixt Geographers. a1638 J. Mede Wks. (1672) 746 Even Cæsar at first umpired between her and her brother, in matters of difference between them. a1688 R. Cudworth Treat. Freewill (1838) 42 In this contest there is no necessary understanding interposing and coming in to umpire between, that does unavoidably and irresistibly determine one way or other. 1716 M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ II. 243 I am sure nothing can be justly pleaded in Bar to their undoubted Prerogative..to Umpire in this Contest about Primitive Christianity. 1881 W. Thomson Bacon & Shakespeare 29 None will be readier than he to umpire justly. 1901 Weekly Register 22 Nov. 649/2 The famous cricketer, who often used to umpire at boys' matches. b. With it. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > settlement of dispute, arbitration > arbitrate [verb (intransitive)] awardc1386 judgea1425 decidec1540 umpire1613 umpire1620 arbitrate1622 1620 R. Brathwait Ess. Five Senses in Archaica (1815) II. 51 Nobly interposing himself..to umpire it, that it may be more evenly carried, and more equally composed. 1627 W. Sclater Briefe Expos. 2 Thess. 299 While Thomas..must vmpire it in Religion. 1695 J. Sage Article in Wks. (1844) I. 268 She umpired it between the Queen of Scotland and those who appeared for her son. Derivatives † ˈumpirer n. Obsolete rare an umpire. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > settlement of dispute, arbitration > [noun] > one who arbitrates arbitrer1382 judge1385 umpire?c1400 overman1424 arbitrator1426 oversman1492 daysman1530 referendary1546 arbiter1548 referee1549 moderator1556 awarder1561 deciser1563 decider?1568 decisor1569 settler1598 disceptator1623 umpirer1650 referrer1661 society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [noun] > settling quarrels or disputes > arbitration > arbitrator noumperec1350 umpire?c1400 arbitrator1426 mid-man1459 wardsman1482 appointer1523 daysman1530 arbiter1548 moderator1556 oddsman1571 compromitter1579 compromiser1598 compromittee1602 umpirer1650 goodman1836 honest broker1878 leopard-skin chief1933 leopard-skin priest1951 1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine i. x. 32 If the extent of their dominions be surveyed, and our eye in the Map made umpirer therein, the case is clear. 1675 J. Smith Christian Relig. Appeal iv. 97 The Umpirers of Difference among the Nations of the World. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?c1400v.1592
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