The Obscure Word Thread

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Or just any word you want to share the definition of. Let's see who can come up with the weirdest or most obscure word/definition.

I'll start.

Empery (n.) -- Absolute dominion or jurisdiction; sovereignty
 
frisson \free-SOHN\, noun:
A moment of intense excitement; a shudder; an emotional thrill.
 
emolument \ih-MOL-yuh-muhnt\, noun:
The wages or perquisites arising from office, employment, or labor; gain; compensation.
 
shako (n) -- a stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume.
 
canorous \kuh-NOR-us; KAN-or-uhs\, adjective:
Richly melodious; pleasant sounding; musical.
 
transubstantiation (n) -- the doctrine that the bread and wine of the Eucharist are transformed into the body abd blood of Christ, although their appearance remains the same.
 
exiguity \ek-suh-GYOO-uht-ee\, noun:
Scantiness; smallness; thinness;the quality of being meager.
 
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