Em*ploy"ment (?), n.
1.
The act of employing or using; also, the state of being employed.
2.
That which engages or occupies; that which consumes time or attention; office or post of business; service; as, agricultural employments; mechanical employments; public employments; in the employment of government.
Cares are employments, and without employ
The soul is on a rack.
Young.
Syn. -- Work; business; occupation; vocation; calling; office; service; commission; trade; profession.
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