The definition of a perquisite is a special privilege of your position or status, or a tip or gratuity.
(noun)See perquisite in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: ME perquysite < ML perquisitum, something acquired < neut. pp. of perquirere, to obtain, purchase < L, to search diligently for < per-, intens. + quaerere, to seek: see query
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noun
Origin:
Origin: From Middle English perquisites, property acquired otherwise than by inheritance
Origin: , from Medieval Latin perquīsītum, acquisition
Origin: , from Latin
Origin: , neuter past participle of perquīrere, to search diligently for
Origin: : per-, per-
Origin: + quaerere, to seek
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