prorogue
Meanings
Verb
- hold back to a later time
- adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body
- To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session.
- To defer.
- To prolong or extend.
Origin / Etymology
From Old French proroger, proroguer, from Latin prōrogō (“prolong, defer”).
Synonyms
defer, extend, hold over, postpone, prolong, protract, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table
Scrabble Score: 11
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