noumpere
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old French nonper; equivalent to non- + pere; forms lacking initial n- are due to reanalysis of a noumpere as an umpere.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
noumpere
- An arbitrator; an umpire.
- An arbitrator between arbitrators.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “nǒumper(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-25.