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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Emoliment, Emolument, n. Also: emoly-, emolie-, emolia-, emolement. [Late ME. emolument (1480), L. ēmoli-, ēmolumentum.] An item of revenue; an emolument.(a) 1493 Lennox Mun. 145.
Power to sett … the saidis tendis, fructis … emolymentis, and, giff myster be tharfor to distrenȝe 1542 Reg. Cupar A. II. 26.
Our teind schewis, fructis, rentis, offerandis, and emolimentis of our paroche Kirk of Allwecht 1572 Irvine Mun. I. 205.
Landis, tenementis, … emoliamentis, maillis, … quhilkis ony wis pertenit … to quhatsumevir chaiplanriis 1575 Mun. Univ. Glasg. I. 95.
Annuelrentis, fructis, dewiteis, proffictis, emoliementis [etc.] 1581 Acts III. 234/1.
Rentis and emolimentis of the landis 1657 Conv. Burghs III. 449.
The magistratis … who have the disposing of the emolementis … without anything redunding to us(b) 1539 Reg. Cupar A. II. 5.
To the said vicarage, fructis, rentis, offerandis, and emolumentis thairof 1560 Misc. Spald. C. IV. 121.
The saidis … prouentis and emolumentis of the said vicarage, except the cors present and vmest clayth
