PERQUISITES

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From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  PERQUISITES. In its most extensive sense, perquisites signifies anything 
  gotten by industry, or purchased with money, different from that which 
  descends from a father or ancestor. Bract. lib. 2, c. 30, n. 8; et lib. 4, 
  c. 22. In a more limited sense it means something gained by a place or 
  office beyond the regular salary or fee.