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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
emolument n 1: compensation received by virtue of holding an office or having employment (usually in the form of wages or fees); "a clause in the U.S. constitution prevents sitting legislators from receiving emoluments from their own votes" | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Emolument \E*mol"u*ment\, n. [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. ['e]molument. See Mole a mound.] The profit arising from office, employment, or labor; gain; compensation; advantage; perquisites, fees, or salary. [1913 Webster] A long . . . enjoyment of the emoluments of office. --Bancroft. [1913 Webster] | ||
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