Em-pō'ri-ŭm, n.
n.; Lat. pl. EM-PŌ'RI-A, Eng. pl. EM-PŌ'RI-UMS. [Lat., Gr. ἐμπόριον, from ἔμπορος, belonging to commerce, from ἔμπορος traveler, trader, from ἐν, for ἐν, in, and πόρος, way through and over, path.]
Sense 1. A place in which merchandise is collected, exchanged, or traded in; especially, a place of extensive commerce; the center of an extensive trade; a market-place; a mart.
It is pride ... which fills our streets, our emporiums, our theaters. Knox.
Sense 2. (Med.) The common sensory in the brain, as if the place where all mental affairs were transacted. [Obs.]