NOUN | attribute | prerogative, privilege, perquisite, exclusive right | a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) |
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Sounds | per'aa'gahtihv; prihraa'gahtihv | |
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Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... |
Meaning | A right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right). | |
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Example | "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males" | |
Synonyms | privilege, perquisite, exclusive right | |
Narrower | easement | (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land) |
privilege of the floor | The right to be admitted onto the floor of a legislative assembly while it is in session | |
Broader | right | An abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature |
Spanish | derecho exclusivo, prerrogativa, privilegio, regalía | |
Catalan | dret exclusiu, prerrogativa, privilegi |
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