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prerogative
- 1) noun, an exclusive privilege or right exercised by a person or group of people holding a particular office or hereditary rank
- 2) noun, any privilege or right
- 3) noun, a power, privilege, or immunity restricted to a sovereign or sovereign government
- 4) adjective, having or able to exercise a prerogative
Etymology
C14: from Latin praerogātīva privilege, earlier: group with the right to vote first, from prae before + rogāre to ask, beg for
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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liberty, right, choice, claim, authority, title, due, advantage, sanction, privilege, immunity, exempt, birthright, perquisite