ˈəmˌpīrij, -rēj noun
( -s )
Etymology: umpire (I) + -age
1. : the office or authority of an umpire
hoped the umpirage of the war would fall into their hands — Gilbert Burnet
2.
a. : an act or instance of umpiring
cemented by the mind umpirage of the federal union — Edward Everett
b. : a decision of an umpire : arbitrament
the time for making the umpirage was further extended — E.H.East