Meaning

2 senses

  1. Having a hereditary or official right or privilege.

    privilegiert, bevorrechtet

  2. Characterized by lawless state actions, as in a prerogative state.

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.

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Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
having a hereditary or official right 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

more prerogative, most prerogative
Comparativemore prerogative Lesson
Superlativemost prerogative Lesson

regular

Word family

5 related words
Derivedprerogativedprerogative courtprerogativelyprerogative stateprerogative writ

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
prerequisitepresagepreschoolB1

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