umpyrage - n. & v.
--n.

1 a person chosen to enforce the rules and settle disputes in various sports.
2 a person chosen to arbitrate between disputants, or to see fair+play .

--v.

1 intr. (usu. foll. by for, in, etc.) act as umpire.
2 tr. act as umpire in (a game etc.).

umpirage n. umpireship n. [ME, later form of noumpere f. OF nonper not equal (as NON-, PEER(2)): for loss of n- cf. ADDER]

umpyrage - adj. &
pron. sl. --adj.

indefinitely many; a lot of. --pron. indefinitely many.

umpteenth adj. umpty adj. [joc. form. on -TEEN]

umpyrage - {adv.}, {informal} Yes. - Used only in speech or when recording dialogue. * /Are you going to the Fair? Uh-huh./ * /We were in Alaska, um-hum, but that was long before the earthquakes./ * /When I asked for an appointment, the nurse said, "Um-hum, I have an opening at four o'clock on Friday."/ Contrast: HUH-UH.

umpyrage - See: UH-HUH.

umpyrage - int.
expressing hesitation or a pause in speech. [imit.]

umpyrage - n.
Bot. a flower-cluster in which stalks nearly equal in length spring from a common centre and form a flat or curved surface, as in parsley.

umbellar adj. umbellate adj. umbellule adj. [obs. F umbelle or L umbella sunshade, dimin. of UMBRA]