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prerogative
English
Alternative forms
- prærogative (obsolete)
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman prerogative (noun), from Latin praerog?t?va (“previous verdict; claim, privilege”), noun use of the feminine singular of praerog?t?vus (“having first vote; privileged”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /p??????.?.t?v/
- (US) IPA(key): /p??????.?.t?v/, /p????.??.t?v/
Noun
prerogative (plural prerogatives)
- A hereditary or official right or privilege.
- A right, or power that is exclusive to a monarch etc, especially such a power to make a decision or judgement.
- A right, especially when due to one's position or role.
- 2005, Tracy Hogg, Melinda Blau, Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate, page 56:
- If you choose another approach — that's your prerogative. But the problem is that parents often don't realize they're making the choice […]
- 2005, Tracy Hogg, Melinda Blau, Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate, page 56:
- A property, attribute or ability which gives one a superiority or advantage over others; an inherent advantage or privilege; a talent.
Translations
Adjective
prerogative (comparative more prerogative, superlative most prerogative)
- Having a hereditary or official right or privilege.
Translations
References
- John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “prerogative”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN
Italian
Noun
prerogative f pl
- plural of prerogativa
Anagrams
- riporgevate
Middle French
Etymology
Either inherited from Old French prerogative or independently borrowed from Latin praerogativa.
Noun
prerogative f (plural prerogatives)
- prerogative; privilege
Adjective
prerogative f sg
- feminine singular of prerogatif
Old French
Etymology
First known attestation 1234 by Huon de Meri in Le tornoiement de l'Antéchrist. Borrowed from Latin praerog?t?va (“previous verdict; claim, privilege”).
Noun
prerogative f (oblique plural prerogatives, nominative singular prerogative, nominative plural prerogatives)
- prerogative (right or privilege)
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liberty
English
Etymology
From Middle English liberte, from Old French liberté, from Latin libertas (“freedom”), from liber (“free”); see liberal.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?l?b?ti/
Noun
liberty (countable and uncountable, plural liberties)
- The condition of being free from control or restrictions.
- The condition of being free from imprisonment, slavery or forced labour.
- The condition of being free to act, believe or express oneself as one chooses.
- Freedom from excessive government control.
- A short period when a sailor is allowed ashore.
- (often plural) A breach of social convention.
- A local division of government administration in medieval England.
- (game of Go) an empty space next to a group of stones of the same color.
Synonyms
- freedom
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- liberty in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- liberty in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- Liberty in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
- liberty on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Liberty (division) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Birtley, Tribley
Italian
Noun
liberty m (invariable)
- art nouveau
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