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parquisite

parquisite is the obsolete form of perquisite.

Meaning of perquisite

Noun

perquisite (plural perquisites)

  1. (in plural) Any monetary or other incidental benefit beyond salary.
    • The perquisites of this job include health insurance and a performance bonus.
  2. A gratuity.
    • After the wonderful service that evening he didn’t hesitate in laying a substantial perquisite on the table.
  3. A privilege or possession held or claimed exclusively by a certain person, group or class.
    • Private jets and motor yachts are perquisites of the rich.

Forms of parquisite

pluralparquisites

Questions about parquisite

What is parquisite the obsolete form of?
Parquisite is the obsolete form of perquisite.

Words near parquisite in the dictionary

  1. parquets
  2. parquette
  3. parquetted
  4. parquettes
  5. parquetting
  6. parquisite
  7. parquisites
  8. parquisoside
  9. parr
  10. Parra
  11. Parrack

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Adapted from Wiktionary: parquisite (page history and authors); perquisite (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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