prerogative

prerogative is a 11-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An exclusive or peculiar privilege; prior and indefeasible right; fundamental and essential possession; -- used generally of an official and hereditary right which may be asserted without question, and for the exercise of which there is no responsibility or accountability as to the fact and the manner of its exercise. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 20 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. An exclusive or peculiar privilege; prior and indefeasible right; fundamental and essential possession; -- used generally of an official and hereditary right which may be asserted without question, and for the exercise of which there is no responsibility or accountability as to the fact and the manner of its exercise.
2. noun. Precedence; preeminence; first rank.
3. noun. a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)

   "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males"

   Synonyms: perquisite, privilege

Synonyms

perquisite, privilege

Common word forms

prerogatived, prerogatives, prerogatively

Words from these letters

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