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perquisite

Dictionary definition · perquisite

noun

  1. 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"
  2. 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: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).