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Definition of Perquisites
1. perquisite [n] - See also: perquisite
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perquisites
Literary usage of Perquisites
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Anatomy of the Navigation Laws by John Lewis Ricardo (1847)
"The perquisites of the captain consist of a share of the primage from 2^ to 3
per cent. ... I should say his perquisites were worth from £5. to £8. a month, ..."
2. A Compendious View of the Civil Law, and Law of the Admiralty: Being the by Arthur Browne (1840)
"ON THE perquisites OF THE ADMIRALTY. WHEN the office of lord high admiral existed
in a subject with its full splendour and Authority, the perquisites ..."
3. Code of Law, Practice and Forms for Justices' and Other Inferior Courts in by Curtis Hillyer (1912)
"Judicial officers not to receive fees and perquisites. ... may receive to his
own use any fees or perquisites of office ; provided, that justices of the ..."
4. The Radical Programme by Joseph Chamberlain (1885)
"The modes of payment vary in different parts of the country. Some have perquisites
differing in value, others have no perquisites at ..."
5. A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis: Containing a Detail of the by Patrick Colquhoun (1806)
"The Abolition of the perquisites of Chips—6th, The Abolition of Fees and perquisites,
and liberal Salaries in lieu thereof-—7th. An improved Mode of keeping ..."
6. The Law of Railways: Embracing the Law of Corporations, Eminent Domain by Isaac Fletcher Redfield (1888)
"Carriers, who allow servants to carry parcels, are liable for loss. 2. Importance of
making railways liable for acts of agents. 3. Allowing perquisites to ..."
7. The Law of Railways: Embracing Corporations, Eminent Domain, Contracts by Isaac Fletcher Redfield (1873)
"But it does not appear to us that the mere fact that the captain was, by the
company, permitted to take the perquisites of carrying these parcels, ..."
8. The Poetical Works of John Dryden by John Dryden (1909)
"What might ensue, 't is hard for me to ~ tell; I hide, ft'ould make a shift my
portion to provide, Í W HL sume small perquisites I have beside. ..."
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