Both Uses of
emolument
in
The House of the Seven Gables
- Customers came in, as the forenoon advanced, but rather slowly; in some cases, too, it must be owned, with little satisfaction either to themselves or Miss Hepzibah; nor, on the whole, with an aggregate of very rich emolument to the till.†
Chpt 3 *
- They possess vast ability in grasping, and arranging, and appropriating to themselves, the big, heavy, solid unrealities, such as gold, landed estate, offices of trust and emolument, and public honors.†
Chpt 15
Definitions:
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(1)
(emolument) compensation received by virtue of holding an office or having employment -- usually in the form of wages or feesThe word, emolument is seldom used today, but is seen in classic literature and was important in the Federalist Papers that helped to build support for adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus