Word of the Day: EMOLUMENT
Payment or perquisites
emolument (noun) - salary, compensation, or other benefit from employment, office, or services rendered [ih-mol-yuh-muhnt]
BREAKDOWN: E- (out) + MOL- (to grind) + -MENT (act or state)
a molar is a large, flat tooth adapted for grinding at the back of the mouth
“Those who have been once intoxicated with power, and have derived any kind of emolument from it, even though but for one year, never can willingly abandon it. They may be distressed in the midst of all their power; but they will never look to anything but power for their relief.” —Edmund Burke
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