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Webster 1913 Edition


Umpirage

Um′pi-rage

(?; 48)
,
Noun.
[From
Umpire
.]
1.
The office of an umpire; the power, right, or authority of an umpire to decide.
The mild
umpirage
of the federal Union.
E. Everett.
2.
The act of umpiring; arbitrament.
Bp. Hall.

Webster 1828 Edition


Umpirage

UM'PIRAGE

,
Noun.
[from umpire.]
1.
The power, right or authority of an umpire to decide.
2.
The decision of an umpire.

Definition 2024


umpirage

umpirage

English

Noun

umpirage (countable and uncountable, plural umpirages)

  1. (law, archaic) The office (or term of office) of an umpire
    • 1838, John Frederick Archbold, The practice of country attornies and their agents, in the courts of law at Westminster
      When the umpire enters upon his umpirage, he may reexamine the witnesses; but it has been holden not to be objectionable, for the umpire to receive the evidence from the arbitrators, unless the parties require him to do otherwise.