English → Latin
“umpire” in Latin
arbiterwitness, spectator, onlooker; arbitrator, arbiter (having a wider power than a iūdex); judge, umpire, arbitrator, arbitedisceptōto dispute; to debate or discuss; to decide, determine, judge or arbitratedirimōto separate, divide, take apart; to interrupt, disturb, delay; to frustrate, destroy
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
umpire
arbiter (one who decides a cause on grounds of equity, whereas a judex is bound to decide by law; also in all the senses of the English word): disceptator (one who examines and decides upon the validity of the grounds alleged; e.g., in disagreements and verbal disputes). To choose anybody as an umpire, aliquem arbitrum or disceptatorem sumere: to appoint an umpire between two parlies, arbitrum inter partes dare: to act as umpire, esse arbitrum or disceptatorem inter aliquos; aliquorum controversiam disceptare or dirimere: to be umpire in a cause, arbitrum esse in aliquid; alicujus rei arbitrium est penes aliquem; dirimere or disceptare aliquid (to adjust or settle a dispute): aliquid componere (to settle it in an amicable way). The decision of an umpire, arbitrium. Vid: ARBITER.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for umpire?
- The usual Latin words for “umpire” are arbiter, disceptō, dirimō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.