Prorogue — Defs

01 v. t. To protract; to prolong; to extend.

imp. & p. p. Prorogued; p. pr. & vb. n. Proroguing

1.
To protract; to prolong; to extend.[Obs.]
“He prorogued his government.” — Dryden.
2.
To defer; to delay; to postpone; as, to proroguedeath; to prorogue a marriage.
3.
To end the session of a parliament by an order of the sovereign, thus deferring its business.
“Parliament was prorogued to [meet at] Westminster.” — Bp. Hall.

“The Parliament was again prorogued to a distant day.” — Macaulay.

Syn. To adjourn; postpone; defer. See Adjourn.