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Perquisite
01
a privilege reserved solely for a specific person or group by virtue of hereditary status, official rank, or institutional authority
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
perquisites
Examples
The right to hunt in the royal forest was a perquisite of the nobility.
02
a customary benefit granted to employees as part of their job, especially one regarded as a traditional or informal right
Examples
Free coffee and snacks were considered perquisites of working at the startup.
