'Proroguing' definitions:

Definition of 'Proroguing'

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  • 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.] [1913 Webster]
  • He prorogued his government. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To defer; to delay; to postpone; as, to proroguedeath; to prorogue a marriage. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To end the session of a parliament by an order of the sovereign, thus deferring its business. [1913 Webster]
  • Parliament was prorogued to [meet at] Westminster. --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster]
  • The Parliament was again prorogued to a distant day. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: To adjourn; postpone; defer. See Adjourn. [1913 Webster]

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