prérogative

See also: prerogative

French

Etymology

From Old French prerogative, from Latin praerogātīva (“previous verdict; claim, privilege”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁe.ʁɔ.ɡa.tiv/

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Noun

prérogative f (plural prérogatives)

1. prerogative (a right, or power that is exclusive to a monarch, etc.)

Descendants

• → Romanian: prerogativă f

Further reading

• “prérogative”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.