prorogue
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From Latin prōrogō (“prolong, defer”)
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prorogue (third-person singular simple present prorogues, present participle proroguing, simple past and past participle prorogued)
- (obsolete) To prolong or extend. [15th-18th c.]
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.2.6.iv:
- Mirth [...] prorogues life, whets the wit, makes the body young, lively, and fit for any manner of employment.
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.2.6.iv:
- (transitive, now rare) To defer. [from 15th c.]
- (transitive) To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session. [from 15th c.]
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to suspend a parliamentary session
to defer
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[edit] See also
Prorogation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Prorogation