perquisite vs appanage

perquisite and appanage both are nouns.

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

As nouns, appanage is a hyponym of perquisite; that is, appanage 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)
appanage: any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life

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

perquisite (noun)	appanage (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