praerogativa

Latin

Etymology

Substantive of praerogātīvus (“that is asked before others for one's opinion, that votes before or first”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /prae̯.ro.ɡaːˈtiː.wa/, [prae̯.rɔ.ɡaːˈtiː.wa]

Noun

praerogātīva f (genitive praerogātīvae); first declension

  1. The tribe or century to which it fell by lot to vote first in the Comitia.
  2. The choice of the century that voted first.
  3. A previous choice, verdict or election.
  4. A sure sign, token, prognostic or omen.
  5. A prior preference, privilege, prerogative or claim.

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative praerogātīva praerogātīvae
Genitive praerogātīvae praerogātīvārum
Dative praerogātīvae praerogātīvīs
Accusative praerogātīvam praerogātīvās
Ablative praerogātīvā praerogātīvīs
Vocative praerogātīva praerogātīvae

Descendants

References
  • praerogativa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • praerogativa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • praerogativa in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • praerogativa in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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