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â¢ EMOLUMENT (noun) The noun EMOLUMENT has 1 sense: 1. compensation received by virtue of holding an office or having employment (usually in the form of wages or fees) Familiarity information: EMOLUMENT used as a noun is very rare.
The Heritage Guide to The Constitution. Emoluments Clause. No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.