Lucrative
Lucrative , adjective
[Latin lucrativus, from lucrari to gain, from lucrum gain: compare French lucratif. See Lucre.]
1.
Yielding lucre; gainful; profitable; making increase of money or goods; as, a lucrative business or office.
The trade of merchandise being the most lucrative, may bear usury at a good rate.
2.
Greedy of gain. [Obsolete]
Such diligence as the most part of our lucrative lawyers do use, in deferring and prolonging of matters and actions from term to term.