n. | 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. |
2. | (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. |
Noun | 1. | perquisite - 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" Synonyms: fringe benefit, perk |
2. | perquisite - a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males" |