Noun

(en noun)

A hereditary or official right or privilege.

A right, or power that is exclusive to a monarch etc, especially such a power to make a decision or judgement.

A right, generally

* 2002 , Patrick Robinson, The Shark Mutiny , page 48:

"Ah, that's your prerogative' as an Intelligence officer, Jimmy. But it's been your ' prerogative for weeks, months, and nothing has happened, as I told you "

* 2004 , Joel Osteen, Your best life now: 7 steps to living at your full potential , page 92:

If you want to wear your hair a certain way, that's your prerogative . You don't have to check with all your friends to make sure it's okay.

* 2005 , Tracy Hogg, Melinda Blau, Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate , page 56:

If you choose another approach — that's your prerogative . But the problem is that parents often don't realize they're making the choice

A property, attribute or ability which gives one a superiority or advantage over others; an inherent advantage or privilege; a talent.

Noun

(en-noun)

A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.

Prestige or high standing.

* 1957 , Gladys Sellew and Paul Hanly Furfey, Sociology and Its Use in Nursing Service , Saunders, page 81

The king has status' in his kingdom, and the pauper has ' status within his immediate group of peers.

A situation or state of affairs.

*{{quote-magazine, date=2014-03-15, volume=410, issue=8878, magazine=(The Economist)

, title= Turn it off , passage=If the takeover is approved, Comcast would control 20 of the top 25 cable markets, […]. Antitrust officials will need to consider Comcast's status as a monopsony (a buyer with disproportionate power), when it comes to negotiations with programmers, whose channels it pays to carry.}}

(label) The legal condition of a person or thing.

# The state (of a Canadian Indian) of being registered under the .

He is a status Indian.

(label) A function of some instant messaging applications, whereby a user may post a message that appears automatically to other users, if they attempt to make contact.