Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
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. Ă©molument. 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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