单词 | prerogative |
释义 | prerogative /pri rog"euh tiv, peuh rog"-/, n. 1. an exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank, office, or the like: the prerogatives of a senator. 2. a right, privilege, etc., limited to a specific person or to persons of a particular category: It was the teacher's prerogative to stop the discussion. 3. a power, immunity, or the like restricted to a sovereign government or its representative: The royal prerogative exempts the king from taxation. 4. Obs. precedence. adj. 5. having or exercising a prerogative. 6. pertaining to, characteristic of, or existing by virtue of a prerogative. [1350-1400; ME < L praerogativus (adj.) voting first, praerogativa (n. use of fem. of adj.) tribe or century with right to vote first. See PRE-, INTERROGATIVE] Syn. 1. See privilege. |
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