English
prerogatively
From prerogative + -ly.
A compound of prerogative + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- ‘to ask’
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Latin praerogō ‘to ask first’
Latin praerogātīvus ‘having first vote’
Latin praerogātīva ‘previous verdict’
Anglo-Norman prerogative
English prerogative
Today it means
adv By prerogative.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “prerogatively”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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