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rogare
Latin · ancient
"to ask"
to ask, combined with prae- (before)
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praerogare
Latin · ancient
"to ask before others"
to ask before others, from prae- and rogare
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Stage 3 of 4
praerogativa
Latin · ancient
"the right to vote first, a special privilege"
the right to vote first, a special privilege, from praerogare
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prerogative
English · 1300s
"an exclusive right or privilege held by a person or group"
settled as the English word for an exclusive right or privilege
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