different between prerogative vs possession
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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possession
English
Etymology
From Latin possessi?, possessi?nis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??z???n/
- Rhymes: -???n
Noun
possession (countable and uncountable, plural possessions)
- Control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.
- Something that is owned.
- The car quickly became his most prized possession.
- I would gladly give all of my worldly possessions just to be able to do that.
- Ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own.
- The car is in my possession.
- I'm in possession of the car.
- A territory under the rule of another country.
- Réunion is the largest of France's overseas possessions.
- The condition or affliction of being possessed by a demon or other supernatural entity.
- Back then, people with psychiatric disorders were sometimes thought to be victims of demonic possession.
- The condition of being under the control of strong emotion or madness.
- (sports) Control of the ball; the opportunity to be on the offensive.
- The scoreboard shows a little football symbol next to the name of the team that has possession.
- (Australian rules football) A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
- 2019 In the mix: Who's pushing for selection for round eight? Australian Football League, 7 May 2019. Accessed 7 May 2019.
- Defender Colin O'Riordan had 41 possessions in the NEAFL last week to continue his outstanding form, while Ryan Clarke had 47 in the Swans' big loss to Brisbane.
- 2019 In the mix: Who's pushing for selection for round eight? Australian Football League, 7 May 2019. Accessed 7 May 2019.
- (linguistics) A syntactic relationship between two nouns or nominals that may be used to indicate ownership.
- Some languages distinguish between a construction like 'my car', which shows alienable possession — the car could become someone else's — and one like 'my foot', which has inalienable possession — my foot will always be mine.
Usage notes
- One who possesses is often said to have possession (of), hold possession (of), or be in possession (of).
- One who acquires is often said to take possession (of), gain possession (of), or come into possession (of).
Synonyms
- ight (obsolete)
- (taking, holding, keeping something as one's own): owndom, retention
- See also Thesaurus:property
Antonyms
- (taking, holding, keeping something as one's own): absence
Hyponyms
- mortmain
Translations
Verb
possession (third-person singular simple present possessions, present participle possessioning, simple past and past participle possessioned)
- (obsolete) To invest with property.
French
Etymology
From Latin possessionem (nominative of possessio)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?.s?.sj??/
Noun
possession f (plural possessions)
- possession
Derived terms
- prendre possession
Further reading
- “possession” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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