| 释义 |
† ˈsnapshare Obs.
[f. snap v. + share n.]
A share or portion obtained as an extra emolument.
1538Cowley in Ellis Orig. Lett. Ser. ii. II. 95 They gayne yerely ijl M. markes by their fermes and fees besydes their snap shares. 1548Udall, etc. Erasm. Par. Luke iii. 32 A porcion of the parties gooddes beyng seased as a forfaict, may come to their snapshare in rewarde of theyr false accusacion. 1553T. Wilson Rhet. 20 A patrone of a benefice wil haue a poore yngrame soule to beare the name of a persone for xx marke, and the patrone hymself wil take up for his snapshare as good as an .c. marke. |