n. Whimsical monetary "gland" said to be a part of the mental anatomy of lawyers, doctors, and other professionals who bill for their time.
2009
While Unus Illis Deus Nummus Est — "they worship only one god there, cash" — really isn't the city's motto (football and fashion are other idols), the private money raised is astonishing: 133 gifts of $1 million or higher, $18 million voted in a 2003 bond election, $42 million by the Winspear family for the opera house, $20 million by the Wyly clan for the theatre more than 90% of the total cost from private sources. Recession or no, the pecuniary gland in Big D is big and healthy.
2006
You would require a functioning pecuniary gland.
1998 (earliest)
"Lawyers who are not familiar with mediation feel threatened in something we refer to as their pecuniary gland," said Norman Ross, a dispute-resolution consultant who has mediated over 1,000 cases.