umpire
Word family nounumpireumpirage
ldoce_344_dum·pire1 /ˈʌmpaɪə $ -paɪr/ ●○○ noun [countableC] umpire2 verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] Origin umpire1 (1500-1600) a numpire, mistaken for an umpire; numpire “umpire” from Old French nonper “not equal”, from non- + per “equal” (from Latin par)