umpirerとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

umpirer (plural umpirers)

1. (obsolete) An umpire.
   • 1675, John Smith, Christian religion's appeal from the groundless prejudices of the sceptick to the bar of common reason, page 97:

     […] and were to that end appointed by God, that they might be keepers of humane Society, the Umpirers of Difference among the Nations of the World, the preservers of the Laws, Judgments, and Peace, &c.

   • 1847, The Magazine of Science, page 48:

     The subject selected by the umpirers for competition for this prize for the year 1850 is, […]