Prerogative Definition

prĭ-rŏgə-tĭv
prerogatives
noun
prerogatives
A prior or exclusive right or privilege, esp. one peculiar to a rank, class, etc.
Webster's New World
A distinctively superior advantage.
Webster's New World
The exclusive right and power to command, decide, rule, or judge.
American Heritage
An exclusive right or privilege held by a person or group, especially a hereditary or official right.
American Heritage
Priority or precedence.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
adjective
Of or having a prerogative.
Webster's New World
Of, arising from, or exercising a prerogative.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Prerogative

Noun

Singular:
prerogative
Plural:
prerogatives

Origin of Prerogative

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin praerogātīva feminine of praerogātīvus asked first from praerogātus past participle of praerogāre to ask before prae- pre- rogāre to ask reg- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin praerogātīva feminine of praerogātīvus asked first from praerogātus past participle of praerogāre to ask before prae- pre- rogāre to ask reg- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the Anglo-Norman noun prerogative, from Latin praerogātÄ«va (“previous verdict; claim, privilege"), noun use of the feminine singular of praerogātÄ«vus (“having first vote; privileged").

    From Wiktionary

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