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prerogative Definition


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prerogative
noun
    1. An exclusive right or privilege arising from one's rank or position.
      Thesaurus: liberty, licence, choice, right, due, privilege, birthright, claim, immunity, sanction, title, advantage, authority, carte blanche, perquisite.
    2. Any right or privilege. See also royal prerogative.
adj
    1. Holding or exercising a prerogative.
Etymology: 14c: from Latin praerogativa privilege, from prae before others + rogare, rogatum to ask.



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