Only where churchmen congregated or rulers established their emporia—licensed depots for the long-distance trade in luxuries—did any vestiges of urban life survive.
With a name like "The Wine and Spirits Emporium", no wonder the prices are so high.
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Emporium — (medieval Latin from Greek emporos = merchant ) is a term used for a store selling a wide variety of goods, and for marketplaces or trading centres in ancient cities. The term is also used for:*The Emporium, a former department store chain… … Wikipedia
emporium — [ ɑ̃pɔrjɔm ] n. m. • 1755; mot lat. d o. gr. ♦ Antiq. Comptoir commercial en pays étranger. Des emporiums ou plur. lat. des emporia. ● emporium, emporia ou emporiums nom masculin (latin emporium, du grec emporion) Dans l Antiquité, comptoir,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
emporium — em‧po‧ri‧um [ɪmˈpɔːriəm] noun emporia PLURALFORM [ riə] [countable] old fashioned a large shop: • Kennedy s Furniture Emporium * * * emporium UK US /ɪmˈpɔːriəm/ noun [C] (plural emporia, emporiums) … Financial and business terms
Emporium — Emporium, PA U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 2526 Housing Units (2000): 1215 Land area (2000): 0.730010 sq. miles (1.890716 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.730010 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Emporium, PA — U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 2526 Housing Units (2000): 1215 Land area (2000): 0.730010 sq. miles (1.890716 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.730010 sq. miles (1.890716 sq. km) … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Emporium — Em*po ri*um, n.; pl. {Emporiums}, L. {Emporia}. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? belonging to commerce, fr. ? traveler, trader; ? in + ? way through and over, path. See {In}, and {Empiric}, {Fare}.] 1. A place of trade; a market place; a mart; esp., a city… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
emporium — 1580s, from L. emporium, from Gk. emporion trading place, market, from emporos merchant, traveler, from en in (see EN (Cf. en ) (2)) + poros passage, voyage, related to peirein to pass through (see PORT (Cf … Etymology dictionary
Emporĭum — (lat., v. gr. Emporion), 1) Handelsplatz; daher Empŏroi, Großhändler; Emporii ius, s. Stadteinlagerecht. 2) (Emporiae), in Rom Hafen u. Handelsplatz an dem Tibris, außerhalb an der Porta trigemina; 3) Pflanzstadt der Phokäer od. Massilier, im… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Emporĭum — (griech.), Stapel , Haupthandelsplatz … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Emporium — Emporĭum (grch.), Haupthandels , Hauptstapelplatz … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Emporium — Emporium, griech., ein Stapelplatz, besonders Seehafen … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
