English-Thai Dictionary

prerogative

N สิทธิพิเศษ  อภิสิทธิ์  privilege advantage sid-ti-pi-sed

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PREROGATIVE

[L. proerogativa, precedence in voting; proe, before, and rogo, to ask or demand. ] An exclusive or peculiar privilege. A royal prerogative, is that special pre-eminence which a king has over all other persons, and out of the course of the common law, in right of his regal dignity. It consists in the possession of certain rights which the king may exercise to the exclusion of all participation of his subjects; for when a right or privilege is held in common with the subject, it ceases to be a prerogative. Thus the right of appointing embassadors, and of making peace and war, are, in Great Britain, royal prerogatives. The right of governing created beings is the prerogative of the Creator. It is the prerogative of the house of peers in Great Britain to decide legal questions in the last resort. It is the prerogative of the house of commons to determine the validity of all elections of their own members. It is the prerogative of a father to govern his children. It is the prerogative of the understanding to judge and compare.
In the United States, it is the prerogative of the president, with the advice of the senate, to ratify treaties.

 

PREROGATIVE-COURT

n.In Great Britain, a court for the trial of all testamentary causes, where the deceased has left bona notabilia, or effects of the value of five pounds, in two different dioceses. In this case, the probate of the will belongs to the metropolitan or archbishop of the province, and the court where such will is proved is called the prerogative-court, as it is held by virtue of the special prerogative of the metropolitan, who appoints the judge.

 

PREROGATIVED

a.Having prerogative. [Little used. ]

 

PREROGATIVE-OFFICE

n.The office in which the wills proved in the prerogative court, are registered.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PREROGATIVE

Pre *rog "a *tive, n. Etym: [F. prérogative, from L. praerogativa precedence in voting, preference, privilege, fr. praerogativus that is asked before others for his opinion, that votes before or first, fr. praerogare to ask before another; prae before + rogare to ask. See Rogation. ]

 

1. 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. The two faculties that are the prerogative of man -- the powers of abstraction and imagination. I. Taylor. An unconstitutional exercise of his prerogative. Macaulay.

 

2. Precedence; preëminence; first rank. [Obs. ] Then give me leave to have prerogative. Shak.

 

Note: The term came into general use in the conflicts between the Crown and Parliaments of Great Britain, especially in the time of the Stuarts. Prerogative Court (Eng. Law ), a court which formerly had authority in the matter of wills and administrations, where the deceased left bona notabilia, or effects of the value of five pounds, in two or more different dioceses. Blackstone. -- Prerogative office, the office in which wills proved in the Prerogative Court were registered.

 

Syn. -- Privilege; right. See Privilege.

 

PREROGATIVED

PREROGATIVED Pre *rog "a *tived, a.

 

Defn: Endowed with a prerogative, or exclusive privilege. [R.] Shak.

 

PREROGATIVELY

PREROGATIVELY Pre *rog "a *tive *ly, adv.

 

Defn: By prerogative.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

prerogative

pre rog a tive |priˈrägətiv, pəˈräg -prəˈrɑɡədɪv | ▶noun a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class: owning an automobile was still the prerogative of the rich. • a faculty or property distinguishing a person or class: it's not a female prerogative to feel insecure. • (also royal prerogative ) the right of the sovereign, which in British law is theoretically subject to no restriction. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] Brit. Law arising from the prerogative of the Crown (usually delegated to the government or the judiciary ) and based in common law rather than statutory law: the monarch retained the formal prerogative power to appoint the Prime Minister. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin praerogativa ‘(the verdict of ) the political division that was chosen to vote first in the assembly, ’ feminine (used as noun ) of praerogativus ‘asked first, ’ from prae ‘before ’ + rogare ‘ask. ’

 

prerogative court

pre rog a tive court ▶noun historical (in the UK ) either of two ecclesiastical courts at Canterbury and York formerly responsible for the probate of wills involving property in more than one diocese.

 

prerogative of mercy

pre rog a tive of mer cy ▶noun the right and power of a sovereign, president, or other supreme authority to commute a death sentence, to change the mode of execution, or to pardon an offender.

 

Oxford Dictionary

prerogative

prerogative |prɪˈrɒgətɪv | ▶noun a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class: in some countries, higher education is predominantly the prerogative of the rich. • (also royal prerogative ) [ mass noun ] the right of the sovereign, which in British law is theoretically subject to no restriction. • a faculty or property distinguishing a person or class: it's not a female prerogative to feel insecure. ▶adjective Law, Brit. arising from the prerogative of the Crown (usually delegated to the government or the judiciary ) and based in common law rather than statutory law: the monarch retained the formal prerogative power to appoint the Prime Minister. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin praerogativa ‘(the verdict of ) the political division which was chosen to vote first in the assembly ’, feminine (used as noun ) of praerogativus ‘asked first ’, from prae ‘before ’ + rogare ‘ask ’.

 

prerogative court

pre |roga |tive court ▶noun historical (in the UK ) either of two ecclesiastical courts at Canterbury and York formerly responsible for the probate of wills involving property in more than one diocese.

 

prerogative of mercy

pre |roga |tive of mercy ▶noun [ mass noun ] the right and power of a sovereign, state president, or other supreme authority to commute a death sentence, to change the mode of execution, or to pardon an offender.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

prerogative

prerogative noun it's my prerogative to hold on to the farm: entitlement, right, privilege, advantage, due, birthright.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

prerogative

prerogative noun entitlement, right, privilege, advantage, due, birthright; liberty, authority, authorization, power, licence, permission, dispensation, leave, consent, warrant, charter, franchise, sanction; exemption, immunity, indemnity; French carte blanche; Law, historical droit.

 

French Dictionary

prérogative

prérogative n. f. nom féminin Privilège exclusif attribué à certaines fonctions. : Les prérogatives des professeurs. SYNONYME attribution ; avantage .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

prerogative

pre rog a tive /prɪrɑ́ɡətɪv |-rɔ́ɡ -/名詞 C ｟かたく ｠〖通例単数形で 〗特権 ; 特典 ▸ the Royal prerogative (英国の )国王大権