self-officiated

adjective

officiated by players, on the "honor system", rather than by an outside observer such as a referee.

OriginEnglish officiated ← Middle English self- ← Old English self- →
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Meanings

adjectiveself-officiated (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehobbiesofficiated by players, on the "honor system", rather than by an outside observer such as a referee.

    Ultimate Frisbee is a self-officiated noncontact field game, using seven players per side and requiring continuous motion, much like soccer or basketball.

    2007 May 28, Houston Chronicle

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
  3. Proto-Germanic*selbaz
  4. Old Englishself
  5. Old Englishself-
  6. Middle Englishself-
  7. Englishself-
  8. Englishofficiated
  9. Englishself-officiated

From self- + officiated.

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APA

self-officiated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-officiated

MLA

“self-officiated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-officiated. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-officiated,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-officiated.

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