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Word entry · 8 letters

prorogue

Best crossword clue

"Adjourn a parliament"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /pɹə(ʊ)ˈɹəʊɡ/Part of speech verbSorted egooprruStarts with PEnds with E1 clues
1P2R3O4R5O6G7U8E

Definitions

  1. adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body

Word origin

From Old French proroger, proroguer, from Latin prōrogō (“prolong, defer”).

Used in a sentence

  • Mirth[…]prorogues life, whets the wit, makes the body young, lively, and fit for any manner of employment.
  • The King settled to prorogue Parliament until the Christmas holidays, and to do nothing else for the present.

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