Prerogative

pre-rog'a-tiv, n. An exclusive or pecul- iar privilege right. [OF.: L. prmrogativa, precedence in voting, preference, praerogare, to ask before another, prse and rogare, to ask.] Presage, pres'ej or pre's aj, n. Something which foreshows a future event power to look into the future, or the exercise of that power prognostic omen presentiment. — Presage'', pre-saj'. [-saged f-sajd'), -saging.] To have a presentiment of to forebode; to foretell, predict, prophesy. [OF. L. prsesagium, a presage, prsesagire, to perceive beforehand, prse and sagire, to perceive quickly, sagits, predicting, sagacious, q. v.] — Presa'ger, n.~ Presbyter, prez r bt-ter, n. (Anc. Church.) An eldei having authority to instruct and guide in the church; a pastor or ruling elder in the Presbyterian 3'aurch. (Church of Eng.) One ordained to the second order in the ministry, — called also priest. PL., Gr. presbuteros. elder, compar. of presb\is~, old see Priest.] — Presbyte'rial, -rT-al, -rian, a. Pert, to a presbyter, or to ecclesiastical government by pre slinger or ink, then, boNboN, chair, get. 462 PRESCIENCE 444 byters consisting of presbyters. — Presbyte'rian, One who maintains the validity of ordination and government by presbyters, or belongs to a ohurch governed by presbyters. — Pre3byte 'nanism, -izm, n. That form of church government which invests presbyters with all spiritual power, and admits no prelates over them. — Pres'bytery, -bl-tgr-T, n. A body of elders in the Christian Church. (Presb. Ch.) A judicatory consisting of all the pastors of churches within a certain district, and one ruling elder (a layman) from each church.