Dictionary entry

Emolument

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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. émolument. 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.