Crossword clues for umpirage
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Umpirage \Um"pi*rage\ (?; 48), n. [From Umpire.]
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The office of an umpire; the power, right, or authority of an umpire to decide.
The mind umpirage of the federal Union.
--E. Everett. The act of umpiring; arbitrament.
--Bp. Hall.
Wiktionary
n. (context legal archaic English) The office (or term of office) of an umpire
WordNet
n. mediation by an umpire
the act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent" [syn: officiation, officiating, refereeing]
Usage examples of "umpirage".
When the legislative is altered, civil society being a state of peace amongst those who are of it, from whom the state of war is excluded by the umpirage which they have provided in their legislative for the ending all differences that may arise amongst any of them.
For if any one by force takes away the established legislative of any society, and the laws by them made, pursuant to their trust, he thereby takes away the umpirage which every one had consented to for a peaceable decision of all their controversies, and a bar to the state of war amongst them.
Never therefore consider these puppies in politics as requiring any notice from you, and always shew that you are not afraid to leave my character to the umpirage of public opinion.