prerogative (noun) - a right or privilege restricted by position, rank, or other distinction [pri-rog-uh-tiv OR puh-rog-uh-tiv]
BREAKDOWN: PRE- (before) + ROG- (to ask) + -ATIVE (instance of)
prerogative also means of, pertaining to, or exercising an exclusive right
“Everybody's talking all this stuff about me,
Why don't they just let me live?
I don't need permission, make my own decisions.
That's my prerogative.” —Bobby Brown
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I'd add this word to your advanced range of English vocabulary .... but that's your prerogative.