- an exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank, office, or the like: the prerogatives of a senator.
- 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.
- a power, immunity, or the like restricted to a sovereign government or its representative: The royal prerogative exempts the king from taxation.
- precedence.
- having or exercising a prerogative.
- pertaining to, characteristic of, or existing by virtue of a prerogative.
- an exclusive privilege or right exercised by a person or group of people holding a particular office or hereditary rank
- any privilege or right
- a power, privilege, or immunity restricted to a sovereign or sovereign government
- having or able to exercise a prerogative
