perquisite
noun
[ ˈpəːkwɪzɪt ]
• a benefit which one enjoys or is entitled to on account of one's job or position.
• "the wife of a president has all the perquisites of stardom"
Similar:
perk,
fringe benefit,
additional benefit,
benefit,
advantage,
bonus,
dividend,
extra,
plus,
premium,
consideration,
reward,
lagniappe,
freebie,
golden hello,
appanage,
Origin:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin perquisitum ‘acquisition’, from Latin perquirere ‘search diligently for’, from per- ‘thoroughly’ + quaerere ‘seek’.
