PROROGUE


Meaning of PROROGUE in English

v. (prorogues, prorogued, proroguing)

1. tr. discontinue the meetings of (a parliament etc.) without dissolving it.

2 intr. (of a parliament etc.) be prorogued.

Derivatives:

prorogation n.

Etymology: ME proroge f. OF proroger, -guer f. L prorogare prolong (as PRO-(1), rogare ask)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.