pro|rogue

pro|rogue
pro|rogue «proh ROHG», transitive verb, intransitive verb, -rogued, -rogu|ing.
1. to discontinue the regular meetings of (a lawmaking body) for a time: »

King Charles I prorogued the English Parliament.

SYNONYM(S): adjourn.
2. Obsolete. to defer; postpone.
[< Middle French proroguer, learned borrowing from Latin prōrogāre to defer, prolong < prō- forward + rogāre to ask for]

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