Other forms: prerogatives
A prerogative is a right belonging to somebody by their position. The royal prerogative, that is her prerogative, exercise the prerogative.
In British constitutional law the royal prerogative is the collection of powers the Crown holds without statute, exercised now by ministers, and what remains of it is fought over in the courts. In ordinary speech it means simply somebody's own right to decide.
1nounprerogativeA right belonging to somebody by their position.
“Whether to hire more staff is the manager's prerogative, not ours.”
prerogative is a right.
Latin praerogativa meant the tribe that voted first — prae, before, plus rogare, to ask.
Latin
praerogātīva — previous verdict; claim, privilege
Anglo-Norman
prerogative
English, today
prerogative
Built from
From Anglo-Norman prerogative, from Latin praerogātīva (“previous verdict; claim, privilege”), noun use of the feminine singular of praerogātīvus (“having first vote; privileged”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA