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Words of the Day

emolument \i-'mäl-y&-m&nt\ noun
*1 : the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites
2 archaic : ADVANTAGE

Example sentence:
"The president, one of the old trustees, had a right to his office, salary, and emoluments, subject to the twelve trustees alone." (Select Speeches of Daniel Webster The Dartmouth Case, p. 42.)

I just came across this word, hadn't heard it, and so made it my own word of the day. Merriam Webster's web site linked above has its own Word-of-the-day that you can have e-mailed to you daily. It's interesting about a third of the time.

That Daniel Webster is full of good words. Here's another:
eleemosynary \e-li-'mä-s&n-"er-E\ adjective
: of, relating to, or supported by charity

Example sentence:
"The eleemosynary sort of corporations are such as are constituted for the perpetual distributions of the free alms or bounty of the founder of them, to such persons as he has directed." (Select Speeches of Daniel Webster The Dartmouth Case, p. 45-46.)

Posted by Brian at April 11, 2003 04:31 AM | TrackBack