Meaning of parquisite | Babel Free

Definitions

Noun. [B2]

Examples

“Parquiſites or caſualties of Courtes, belonging to a Mannour.”

“The ſquire gave away an ould coat to a poor man; and John ſays as how tis robbing him of his parquiſites.—I told him, by his agreement he was to receive no vails; but he ſays as how there’s a difference betwixt vails and parquiſites; and ſo there is for ſartain.”

“So he is, but what does M‘Quirk value an oath?—he says himself he has a right to charge full price for a man, and if he gets one to work for less, ’tis his lawful parquisite.”

“O, nothing, miss, only poor servants cannot expect to have their missess’s confidence as they would common parquisites, and so their missesses can’t expect to reciprocate in theirs.”

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