umpirage

American  

[uhm-pahy^uhr-ij, -per-ij] / ˈʌm paɪər ɪdʒ, -pər ɪdʒ /

noun

1. the office or authority of an umpire.

2. the decision of an umpire; arbitrament.

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Etymology

Origin of umpirage

First recorded in 1480–90; umpire + -age

Example Sentences

Never, therefore, consider these puppies in politics as requiring any notice from you, and always show, that you are not afraid to leave my character to the umpirage of public opinion.

From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson

After several messages and proposals, the marquis proposed to refer the whole matter to the umpirage of Francisco de Bovadilla, provincial of the order of Mercy, to which Almagro consented.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 04 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert

Yet it were best to leave an American reference open for audit and umpirage to the stanch E.P.

From The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol II. by Carlyle, Thomas