UMPIRE  , the See also:

• TERM

term used, like " See also:

• REFEREE

referee," for a See also:

• PERSON, OFFENCES AGAINST THE

person appointed by consent to See also:

• SETTLE
• SETTLE, ELKANAH (1648–1724)

settle disputes arising between opposing parties, and particularly one chosen to see that the rules of a See also:

• GAME

game are obeyed . The word itself stands for the See also:

• MIDDLE

Middle See also:

• ENGLISH

English nompere or noumpere, " a numpere " becoming " an umpire." The earlier See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form represents the Old See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French nompere, non pair, i.e. not equal, See also:

• ODD (in middle English odde, from old Norwegian oddi, an angle of a triangle; the old Norwegian oddamann is used of the third man who gives a casting vote in a dispute)

odd .