prerogative: Meaning and Definition of

pre•rog•a•tive

1. an exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank, office, or the like: the prerogatives of a senator.
2. a right, privilege, etc., limited to a specific person or to persons of a particular category: It was the teacher's prerogative to stop the discussion.
3. a power, immunity, or the like restricted to a sovereign government or its representative: The royal prerogative exempts the king from taxation.
4. precedence.

1. having or exercising a prerogative.
2. pertaining to, characteristic of, or existing by virtue of a prerogative.