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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. A long . . . enjoyment of the emoluments of office. --Bancroft. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: emolument n : 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"
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