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Prorogue

[proh-rohg] Origin

pro·rogue

[proh-rohg]
verb (used with object), -rogued, -ro·guing.
1.
to discontinue a session of (the British Parliament or a similar body).
2.
to defer; postpone.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English proroge < Latin prōrogāre to prolong, protract, defer, literally, to ask publicly, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + rogāre to ask, propose

pro·ro·ga·tion [proh-ruh-gey-shuhn] , noun
non·pro·ro·ga·tion, noun
un·pro·rogued, adjective


1. suspend.

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prorogue (prəˈrəʊɡ)
 
vb
to discontinue the meetings of (a legislative body) without dissolving it
 
[C15: from Latin prorogāre literally: to ask publicly, from prō- in public + rogāre to ask]
 
prorogation
 
n

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Word Origin & History

prorogue
early 15c., "to prolong, extend," from O.Fr. proroger (14c.), from L. prorogare, lit. "to ask publicly," from pro "before" + rogare "to ask" (see rogation). Perhaps the original sense in L. was "to ask for public assent to extending someone's term in office." Meaning "to
EXPAND
discontinue temporarily" is attested from mid-15c.
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