perquisite (n.)

  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

    [ Syn: fringe benefit , perk ]

  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

    [ Syn: prerogative , privilege , exclusive right ]

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