Meaning of Prerogative

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Prerogative

1. 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.

2. 2
   n.

   Precedence; preeminence; first rank.

3. 3
   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.

4. 4
   n.

   Precedence; preeminence; first rank.