PERQUISITE

prerogative, privilege, perquisite, exclusive right

(noun) a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); “suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

perquisite (plural perquisites)

(chiefly in the plural) Any monetary or other incidental benefit beyond salary.

A gratuity.

A privilege or possession held or claimed exclusively by a certain person, group or class.

Source: Wiktionary

Per"qui*site, n. Etym: [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)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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