Definitions for: Perquisite


[n] a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males"
[n] an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right); "a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job"



Webster (1913) Definition: Per"qui*site, n. [L. perquisitum, fr. perquisitus,
p. p. of perquirere to ask for diligently; per + quaerere to
seek. See Per-, and Quest.]
1. Something gained from a place or employment over and above
the ordinary salary or fixed wages for services rendered;
especially, a fee allowed by law to an officer for a
specific service.

The pillage of a place taken by storm was regarded
as the perquisite of the soldiers. --Prescott.

The best perquisites of a place are the advantages
it gaves a man of doing good. --Addison.

2. pl. (Law) Things gotten by a man's own industry, or
purchased with his own money, as opposed to things which
come to him by descent. --Mozley & W.

Synonyms: exclusive right, fringe benefit, perk, prerogative, privilege

See Also: apanage, appanage, backsheesh, baksheesh, bakshis, bakshish, benefit, easement, gratuity, pourboire, privilege of the floor, right, tip

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