“Umpire,” the Oxford English Dictionary, stems from the word “noumpere,” which means “peerless, without equal, surpassing all others.” I did not know that.
Eugene Volokh • October 28, 2009 7:33 pm
“Umpire,” the Oxford English Dictionary, stems from the word “noumpere,” which means “peerless, without equal, surpassing all others.” I did not know that.