■ noun
1》 ordinary written or spoken language, without metrical structure.
2》 another term for sequence (in sense 4).
■ verb
1》 talk tediously.
2》 dated compose in or convert into ~.
Derivatives
~r noun
Origin
ME: via OFr. from L. prosa (oratio) 'straightforward (discourse)', feminine of prosus , earlier prorsus 'direct'.