Perquisite

pėr′kwi-zit, n. an allowance granted over and above the settled wages: a fee allowed by law to an officer for a specific service.— ns. Perquisi′tion , a strict search: diligent inquiry; Perquis′it or , the first purchaser of an estate. [L. perquisitum , from perquirĕre — per , thoroughly, quærĕre , to ask.]