Associations to the word «Prerogative»
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Adjective
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Wiktionary
PREROGATIVE, noun. A hereditary or official right or privilege.
PREROGATIVE, noun. A right, or power that is exclusive to a monarch etc, especially such a power to make a decision or judgement.
PREROGATIVE, noun. A right, generally
PREROGATIVE, noun. A property, attribute or ability which gives one a superiority or advantage over others; an inherent advantage or privilege; a talent.
PREROGATIVE, adjective. Having a hereditary or official right or privilege.
PREROGATIVE WRIT, noun. (legal) A class of writ that effects control over an inferior court or public authority.
Dictionary definition
PREROGATIVE, noun. A right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.