perquisite vs apanage

perquisite and apanage both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
perquisite	Yes	No	No	No
apanage	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, apanage is a hyponym of perquisite; that is, apanage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than perquisite:

perquisite: an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
apanage: any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life

Other hyponyms of perquisite include appanage, backsheesh, baksheesh, bakshis, bakshish, gratuity, pourboire, tip.

perquisite (noun)	apanage (noun)
a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)	a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family
an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)	any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life