Meaning

4 senses
  1. A right, especially when due to one's position or role.

  2. A right, especially when due to one's position or role.

    An exclusive hereditary or official right or privilege.

    Prärogative, Bevorrechtung, Privileg

    прерогати́ваprerogatíva, привиле́гияprivilégija

    a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)

  3. An exclusive hereditary or official right or privilege.

    A right or power that is exclusive to a monarch etc, especially such a power to make a decision or judgement.

    Despite being a constitutional monarchy, the British sovereign still retain many royal prerogatives.

    Vorrecht, Prärogative, Regal

    прерогати́ваprerogatíva, исключи́тельное пра́воisključítelʹnoje právo

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

    Talent, Gabe, Begabung

Examples

4 sentences
  1. If you want to throw your money away, that's your prerogative.

    Якщо ти хочеш просто викинути гроші на вітер, це твоє право. — deniko

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  2. Talent is the prerogative of a few.

    ruТалант - это удел немногих. — marafon

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  3. It's your prerogative to decide whether to go on the trip.

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  4. It's my prerogative.

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
hereditary or official right or privilege:
right or power that is exclusive to a monarch etc.:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
hereditary or official right or privilege:
right or power that is exclusive to a monarch etc.:
inherent advantage or privilege:

Origin

From Anglo-Norman prerogative (noun), from Latin praerogātīva (“previous verdict; claim, p

From Anglo-Norman prerogative (noun), from Latin praerogātīva (“previous verdict; claim, privilege”), noun use of the feminine singular of praerogātīvus (“having first vote; privileged”).

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Forms

plural: prerogatives
Singularprerogative
Pluralprerogatives

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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