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prerogative

/pɹəˈɹɑɡ.ə.tɪv/

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What does prerogative mean?

noun

  1. A right, especially when due to one's position or role.
  2. An exclusive hereditary or official right or privilege.
  3. A right or power that is exclusive to a monarch etc, especially such a power to make a decision or judgement.
More meanings (3)

noun

  1. A property, attribute or ability which gives one a superiority or advantage over others; an inherent advantage or privilege; a talent.

adjective

  1. Having a hereditary or official right or privilege.
  2. Characterized by lawless state actions, as in a prerogative state.

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IPA pronunciation

/pɹəˈɹɑɡ.ə.tɪv/

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/pəˈɹɑ.ɡə.tɪv/
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Humanity and good policy conspire to dictate, that the benign prerogative of pardoning should be as little as possible fettered or embarrassed.
Alexander Hamilton; John Jay; James MadisonThe Federalist PapersProject Gutenberg ebook #18
Increase--a sort of royal prerogative, of tangible and consumable homage--is due to the proprietor on account of his nominal and metaphysical occupancy.
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonWhat is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of GovernmentProject Gutenberg ebook #360
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On the other hand, the great strength of the royal prerogative in France arises from circumstances far more than from the laws.
Alexis de TocquevilleDemocracy in America — Volume 1Translated by Henry ReeveProject Gutenberg ebook #815
Now this fact lies at the bottom of that keen enjoyment of existence which is the prerogative of childhood and early youth.
John FiskeThe Unseen World, and Other EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #1486
Shall I, for lucre of the rest unvanquish’d, Detract so much from that prerogative As to be call’d but viceroy of the whole?
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100