noun
prerogative
prih-ROG-uh-tihv
noun
1
An exclusive right or privilege, often one attached to a particular rank, office, or position.
"Choosing the seating plan is the host's prerogative."
"Royal prerogative once let the monarch dissolve parliament unilaterally."
How to Use Prerogative
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA special right that belongs to someone because of who they are or the position they hold — it's their call, not yours.
Common pairings
it's her prerogative
royal prerogative
exercise a prerogative
Word Forms
more prerogative comparative, prerogatives plural, most prerogative superlative
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Etymology
From Latin praerogativa, originally "the group asked to vote first" in the Roman assembly — later came to mean any special right or privilege.