2. Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document; as, the book might be improved by judicious emendations.
EMENDATOR
Em"en*da`tor, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: One who emends or critically edits.
EMENDATORY
E*mend"a*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. emendatorius.]
Defn: Pertaining to emendation; corrective. "Emendatory criticism.""
Johnson.
EMENDER
E*mend"er, n.
Defn: One who emends.
EMENDICATE E*men"di*cate, v. t. Etym: [L. emendicatus, p. p. of emendicare to obtain by begging. See Mendicate.]
Defn: To beg. [Obs.] Cockeram.
EMERALD Em"er*ald, n. Etym: [OE. emeraude, OF. esmeraude, esmeralde, F. émeraude, L. smaragdus, fr. Gr. marakata.]