Dictionary entry

Umpire (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Um″pire, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Umpired (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Umpiring.] 1. To decide as umpire; to arbitrate; to settle, as a dispute.

Judges appointed to umpire the matter in contest between them, and to decide where the right lies. South.

2. To perform the duties of umpire in or for; as, to umpire a game.