Etymology

emolument

emo·lu·ment
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Today it means: Payment for employment or an office; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary. Full definition →

Middle English emolument ← Old French emolument ← Latin ēmolumentum
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  1. Latin · derived fromēmolumentum
  2. Old French · derived fromemolument
  3. Middle English · inherited fromemolument
  4. English todayemolument

From Middle English emolument, from Old French emolument, from Latin ēmolumentum.

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