The term "perquisite" has been employed with varied meanings in literature, often reflecting the cultural or contextual nuances of the text. In the ethnographic literature of Southern India by Edgar Thurston, the word typically refers to a customary reward or fee given to an individual for performing a duty—for instance, the barber receives paddy and rice as his perquisite [1], the washerwoman a special cloth worn during a ceremonial event [2], and the Tandān obtains a variety of items, ranging from a monetary sum [3] to portions of a sacrificial offering such as the right leg [4, 5, 6] or additional tokens like betel leaf and tobacco leaves [7]. In contrast, Benito Pérez Galdós’s use in Doña Perfecta adopts a more ironic or negative sense, associating the term with harm or mishap [8]. Together, these examples illustrate how "perquisite" can denote both a positive reward within traditional socio-cultural exchanges and, alternatively, an adverse occurrence, underscoring its semantic flexibility in literary contexts.