sinecure
Position or office that requires little work but provides a salary.

spoliations
Despoiling or plundering. Seizure of neutral vessels at sea by a
belligerent power in time of war.

stivers
Nickel coin used in the Netherlands and worth 1/20 of a guilder (about
0.4 Euros in 2006). Something of small value.

TETE D'ARMEE
Head of the Army.

thrall (thraldom)
Held in bondage; servitude; intellectually or morally enslaved.

tittle
Small diacritic mark, such as an accent, vowel mark, or dot over an i.
Tiniest bit; an iota.

umbrage
Offense; resentment. Something that affords shade or shade itself.
Vague indication; hint.

unction
Anointing as part of a religious, ceremonial, or healing ritual.
Ointment or oil. Something that serves to soothe; a balm. Affected or
exaggerated earnestness, especially in choice and use of language.