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prerogative1 (1307)
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prerogative1 (1307)

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prerogatif,  prerogatife,  prerogatyf;  prorogatif,  prorogative  (perrogative  TNA E 101/127/41)  
  FEW:  praerogativus 9,304b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  prerogative 10,409a TL: prerogatif (prerogative) 7,1773 DEAF:  prerogatif (prerogative)  DMF:  prérogative  TLF: ∅ OED:  prerogative n.  MED:  prerogatif n.  DMLBS:  praerogativus 2422a

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lawstatusprerogative, pre-eminence, privilege of being above some of the limitations of law: 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  nul parcener neqedent ne porra presenter sauntz autre par nule prerogaunce (var. (S: s.xiv1/3) prerogance; (N: c.1310) prerogatif; (M: s.xivin) prerogative) de einznescerie  BRITT ii 171
( 1307 )  rienz ne vous ouste de la garde meqe la prerogatif del roi  YBB 33-35 Ed I 407
( 1311 )  Statut ne lye my encountre la prerogative le Roy  YBB Ed II xi 131
( 1394-95; MS: s.xv1 )  [...] que considerons la dite matire de S. touchier si prés nous et nostre prerogative  Lett & Pet 213.37
( 1409-10 )  Pur tant q'il appartient au roy de granter tielx commissions de ses droitz et prorogatif  Rot Parl1 iii 624
estatut de prerogative
lawstatusstatute ‘De Praerogativa Regis’ of 1324: 
( 1346 )  Avant l’estatut de prerogatife, le tenant le roi soi poiait demettre aunz congé, et auxi poait sauver seignurye a lui mesme saunz coungé  YBB 20.2 Ed III 233
aver prerogative sur
statusto hold a prerogative over, be superior to: 
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  Et covient que roys soyt honestement vestuz et od bel apparayl solom sa digneté, car il ly covient aver prerogative sur les altres  Secr anon 5.26

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prerogance  prerogatif1  prerogativeté 
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