Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - umpire
Umpire
umpire
n. & v. --n. 1 a person chosen to enforce the rules and settle disputes in various sports. 2 a person chosen to arbitrate between disputants, or to see fair play. --v. 1 intr. (usu. foll. by for, in, etc.) act as umpire. 2 tr. act as umpire in (a game etc.). Derivatives umpirage n. umpireship n. Etymology: ME, later form of noumpere f. OF nonper not equal (as NON-, PEER(2)): for loss of n- cf. ADDER
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English oumpere, alteration (from misdivision of a noumpere) of noumpere, from Anglo-French nounpier, nompere, from nounpier, adjective, single, odd, from non+ per equal, from Latin par Date: 15th century one having authority to decide finally a controversy or question between parties: as, one appointed to decide between arbitrators who have disagreed, an impartial third party chosen to arbitrate disputes arising under the terms of a labor agreement, an official in a sport who rules on plays, a military officer who evaluates maneuvers, II. verb (~d; umpiring) Date: 1609 transitive verb to supervise or decide as ~, intransitive verb to act as ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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