umpirage n 1: mediation by an umpire 2: the act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent" [syn: {umpirage}, {officiation}, {officiating}, {refereeing}]
Umpirage \Um"pi*rage\ (?; 48), n. [From {Umpire}.] 1. The office of an umpire; the power, right, or authority of an umpire to decide. [1913 Webster] The mild umpirage of the federal Union. --E. Everett. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of umpiring; arbitrament. --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster]
UMPIRAGE. The decision of an umpire. This word is used for the judgment of an umpire, as the word award is employed to designate that of arbitrators.