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Definition of Prerogative
1. 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"
Generic synonyms: Right
Specialized synonyms: Easement, Privilege Of The Floor
Derivative terms: Privilege
Definition of Prerogative
1. n. An exclusive or peculiar privilege; prior and indefeasible right; fundamental and essential possession; -- used generally of an official and hereditary right which may be asserted without question, and for the exercise of which there is no responsibility or accountability as to the fact and the manner of its exercise.
Definition of Prerogative
1. Noun. A hereditary or official right or privilege. ¹
2. Noun. A right, or power that is exclusive to a monarch etc, especially such a power to make a decision or judgement. ¹
3. Noun. A right, generally ¹
4. Noun. A property, attribute or ability which gives one a superiority or advantage over others; an inherent advantage or privilege; a talent. ¹
5. Adjective. Having a hereditary or official right or privilege. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prerogative
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prerogative
Literary usage of Prerogative
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Commentaries on the Laws of England by William Blackstone, William Carey Jones (1915)
"Meaning of prerogative.—By the word "prerogative" •we usually understand that
special pre-eminence, which the king hath over and above all other persons, ..."
2. Commentaries on the Laws of England by William Blackstone, William Carey Jones (1915)
"[408] OF TITLE BY prerogative, AND FORFEITURE. § 553. n. Title by prerogative.—A
second method of acquiring property in personal chattels is by the king's ..."
3. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"prerogative, in law, is an exclusive privilege of the crown. ... In English law,
Black- stone says, " by the word prerogative we are to understand the ..."
4. Commentaries on the Laws of England by William Blackstone, William Gardiner Hammond (1890)
"OF THE KINO'S prerogative. It was observed in a former chapter,' that one of the
... It will now be our business to consider this prerogative minutely; ..."
5. The Law and Custom of the Constitution by William Reynell Anson (1907)
"Mr. Dicey defines prerogative more precisely as ' the Mr. discretionary authority
... Blackstone's definition of prerogative is obviously too vague to be of ..."
6. The Law and Custom of the Constitution by William Reynell Anson (1896)
"Mr. Dicey defines prerogative more precisely as ' the dis- Suggested cretionary
... Blackstone's definition of prerogative is obviously too vague to be of ..."
7. The World's Best Orations: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler (1899)
"ROYAL prerogative DELEGATED FROM THE PEOPLE (Delivered in Parliament on the Army
Bill in 1734) THE gentlemen who have been pleased to speak against this ..."
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