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Webster 1913 Edition
Emolument
E-mol′u-ment
,Noun.
[L.
emolumentum
, lit., a working out, fr. emoliri
to move out, work out; e
out + moliri
to set in motion, exert one’s self, fr. moles
a huge, heavy mass: cf. F. émolument
. See Mole
a mound.] The profit arising from office, employment, or labor; gain; compensation; advantage; perquisites, fees, or salary.
A long . . . enjoyment of the
emoluments
of office. Bancroft.
Webster 1828 Edition
Emolument
EMOL'UMENT
,Noun.
1.
The profit arising from office or employment; that which is received as a compensation for services, or which is annexed to the possession of office, as salary, feels and perquisites.2.
Profit; advantage; gains in general.