EMOLUMENT
emolument
(noun) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
emolument (plural emoluments)
(formal) Payment for an office or employment; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary.
Synonyms: payment, fee, compensation
Source: Wiktionary
E*mol"u*ment, n. Etym: [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.]
Definition: The profit arising from office, employment, or labor; gain; compensation; advantage; perquisites, fees, or salary. A long . . . enjoyment of the emoluments of office. Bancroft.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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