Hypertext Webster Gateway: "emolument"
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) 1.7 (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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