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Definition of Emolument
1. 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"
Definition of Emolument
1. n. The profit arising from office, employment, or labor; gain; compensation; advantage; perquisites, fees, or salary.
Definition of Emolument
1. Noun. Payment for an office or employment; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Emolument
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Emolument
Literary usage of Emolument
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rise of the Dutch Republic: A History by John Lothrop Motley (1868)
"Becoming sovereigns themselves, they retain these funds for their private emolument.
Four principal sources yielded this revenue : royal domains, ..."
2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1887)
"The term embraces the ideas of tune, duration, emolument, and duties." The case
of United Stales v. Maurice, 2 Bruck. 103. recognizes the necessity of ..."
3. The Constitution of the United States by United States, Robert Desty, Albert J. Brunner (1884)
"... the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive
within that Period any other emolument from the United States, or any of them. ..."
4. The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States by United States Dept. of State, Francis Wharton, John Bassett Moore (1889)
"but from which they will derive ease and emolument. I could say a great deal more
ou this subject and probably shall to the world at large, ..."
5. Original Letters, Illustrative of English History: Including Numerous Royal by Henry Ellis (1827)
"The Duke of'Newcastle's sacrifice of emolument. A Victory gained by Admiral Keppel.
[IBID. foL 305. Orig.] London, 31 Dec. 1762. ..."
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