different between prerogative vs title

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)

1. A hereditary or official right or privilege.
2. A right, or power that is exclusive to a monarch etc, especially such a power to make a decision or judgement.
3. A right, especially when due to one's position or role.
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4. 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)

1. 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

1. 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)

1. prerogative; privilege

Adjective

prerogative f sg

1. 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)

1. prerogative (right or privilege)

English

Etymology

From Middle English title, titel, from Old English titul (“title, heading, superscription”), from Latin titulus (“title, inscription”). Doublet of tilde, tittle, and titulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ta?tl?/
• Rhymes: -a?t?l
• Hyphenation: ti?tle

Noun

title (plural titles)

1. A prefix (honorific) or suffix (post-nominal) added to a person's name to signify either veneration, official position or a professional or academic qualification. See also Category:Titles
3. (law) Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this.

4. In canon law, that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.
5. A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.
6. The name of a book, film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.

7. A publication.

8. A section or division of a subject, as of a law or a book.
9. (chiefly in the plural) A written title, credit, or caption shown with a film, video, or performance.

10. (bookbinding) The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.
11. The subject of a writing; a short phrase that summarizes the entire topic.
12. A division of an act of law

13. (sports) The recognition given to the winner of a championship in sports.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:title

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

title (third-person singular simple present titles, present participle titling, simple past and past participle titled)

1. (transitive) To assign a title to; to entitle.

Translations

Anagrams

• t-lite

German

Pronunciation

Verb

title

1. inflection of titeln:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative