umpirage

noun

um·​pir·​age

ˈəmˌpīrij,

-rēj

plural -s

1

: the office or authority of an umpire

hoped the umpirage of the war would fall into their hands

—Gilbert Burnet

2

a

: an act or instance of umpiring

cemented by the mind umpirage of the federal union

—Edward Everett

b

: a decision of an umpire : arbitrament

the time for making the umpirage was further extended

—E. H. East

Word History

Etymology

umpire entry 1 + -age

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