Etymology

Noun

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, generally

   Your best life now: 7 steps to living at your full potential by Joel Osteen - Religion - 2004 - 310 pages Page 92 If you want to wear your hair a certain way, that's your prerogative. You don't have to check with all your friends to make sure it's okay. ...

   Secrets Of The Baby Whisperer: How To Calm, Connect, And Communicate With ... by Tracy Hogg, Melinda Blau - Family & Relationships - 2005 - 327 pages Page 56 If you choose another approach — that's your prerogative. But the problem is that parents often don't realize they're making the choice — they get into what ...

   The Shark Mutiny by Patrick Robinson - Fiction - 2002 - 512 pages Page 48 "Ah, that's your prerogative as an Intelligence officer, Jimmy. But it's been your prerogative for weeks, months, and nothing has happened, as I told you it ...

4. A property, attribute or ability which gives one a superiority or advantage over others; an inherent advantage or privilege; a talent.