Noun: perquisite pur-kwi-zit
- An incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
"Free gym membership was one of the perquisites offered by the company";
- fringe benefit, perk
- A right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
"suffrage was the perquisite of white adult males";
- prerogative, privilege, exclusive right
Derived forms: perquisites
Encyclopedia: Perquisite