emolumental

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English

Etymology

From emolument +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛntəl

Adjective

emolumental (not comparable)

Pertaining to an emolument
profitable; money-making.
emolumental knowledge

emolumental office

emolumental profession
- 1664, J E, Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions. , London: Jo Martyn, and Ja Allestry, printers to the Royal Society, , →OCLC:
  in all that is laudable and truly emolumental of this Nature . IT is not therefore that I here presume to instruct Him in the Management of that great and august Enterprize of resolving to Plant and repair his ample Forests

References

“emolumental”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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