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PREROGATIVE
Definition of PREROGATIVE
noun
A right, especially when due to one's position or role. An exclusive hereditary or official right or privilege. A right or power that is exclusive to a monarch etc, especially such a power to make a decision or judgement.
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Where it comes from
From Anglo-Norman prerogative (noun), from Latin praerogātīva (“previous verdict; claim, privilege”), noun use of the feminine singular of praerogātīvus (“having first vote; privileged”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Anglo-Norman
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,633)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PREROGATIVE · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PREROGATIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 138, 5 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PREROGATIVE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEGIOPRRTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R and E appear more than once.
Words that start PREROGA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PREROGATIVE?
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