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Definition of: perquisite
(pûr′kwə·zit) noun
Any incidental profit from service beyond salary or wages; hence, any privilege or benefit claimed as due. [<Med. L perquisitum an acquisition <L, a thing diligently sought, orig. pp. neut. of perquirere <per- thoroughly + quaerere seek]
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