Umpire

um′pīr, n. a third person called in to decide a dispute: an arbitrator.— v.i. to act as umpire.— v.t. to decide as umpire.— ns. Um′pirage , Um′pireship . [For numpire ; M. E. nompere —O. Fr. nompair — non , not, pair , a peer. From the sense of 'unequal,' 'odd,' the meaning pa es to an odd man, an arbitrator, a third party, who gives his casting vote.]