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Colonial Dictionary

A growing assortment of words and definitions used in the Early Modern era. See the Guide for more information.

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Emacity	An itch to be buying. Latin emere, to buy; Caveat emptor, Let the buyer be ware! Everyman's wife, in America, is noted for her emacity. Also emptional, that may be purchased -- but of a person, emptitious, venal, open to a price. A market place was an emptory; as in John Ray's FLORA (1665) : The flower-market, the common emptory of trash and refuse.

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Emacity