Emolument

Emolument is a noun that refers to a salary or fee from employment.  Our word of the day comes from a Latin word that referred to payment given to a miller for grinding corn. That explains why the origin of emolument is the Latin word molere (mo LARE ay) which means ‘to grind.’ Here’s an example of emolument in use: After three weeks of putting together a terrific presentation, I was hoping my emoluments would be pretty impressive. But sadly the pay was pretty meager.