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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Prorogue \Pro*rogue"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prorogued; p. pr. &
vb. n. Proroguing.] [F. proroger, L. prorogare, prorogatum;
pro forward + rogare to ask, to ask one for his opinion or
vote, or about a law. See Rogation.]
1. To protract; to prolong; to extend. [Obs.]
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He prorogued his government. --Dryden.
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2. To defer; to delay; to postpone; as, to proroguedeath; to
prorogue a marriage. --Shak.
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3. To end the session of a parliament by an order of the
sovereign, thus deferring its business.
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Parliament was prorogued to [meet at] Westminster.
--Bp. Hall.
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The Parliament was again prorogued to a distant day.
--Macaulay.
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Syn: To adjourn; postpone; defer. See Adjourn.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Prorogue \Pro*rogue"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prorogued; p. pr. &
vb. n. Proroguing.] [F. proroger, L. prorogare, prorogatum;
pro forward + rogare to ask, to ask one for his opinion or
vote, or about a law. See Rogation.]
1. To protract; to prolong; to extend. [Obs.]
He prorogued his government. --Dryden.
2. To defer; to delay; to postpone; as, to proroguedeath; to
prorogue a marriage. --Shak.
3. To end the session of a parliament by an order of the
sovereign, thus deferring its business.
Parliament was prorogued to [meet at] Westminster.
--Bp. Hall.
The Parliament was again prorogued to a distant day.
--Macaulay.
Syn: To adjourn; postpone; defer. See Adjourn.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
proroguing
n.
A prolongation or extension.
vb.
(present participle of en prorogue nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
proroguing
n.
A prolongation or extension.
vb.
(present participle of en prorogue nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
proroguing
n.
A prolongation or extension.
vb.
(present participle of en prorogue nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
proroguing
n.
A prolongation or extension.
vb.
(present participle of en prorogue nocat=1)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Proroguing /pɹˈɔːɹəʊɡɪŋ/
التأجيل
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
proroguing /pɹˈɔːɹəʊɡɪŋ/
vertagend
see: prorogue, prorogued, prorogues, prorogued
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