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Synonyms
pre·rog·a·tive (prĭ-rŏǵə-tĭv)

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin praerogātīva feminine of praerogātīvus, asked first, from praerogātus past participle of praerogāre, to ask before, prae-, pre-, + rogāre, to ask.]

noun 

  1. An exclusive right or privilege held by a person or group, especially a hereditary or official right. See synonyms at right
  2. The exclusive right and power to command, decide, rule, or judge: the principal's prerogative to suspend a student.
  3. A special quality that confers superiority.

adjective 

Of, arising from, or exercising a prerogative.

derivatives

pre·roǵa·tived
adjective