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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
Examples
The right to hunt in the royal forest was a perquisite of the nobility.
Wearing the family crest was a perquisite passed down through generations.
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.
The janitor took home discarded furniture as a perquisite of his job.
