v. t. | 1. | To protract; to prolong; to extend. |
2. | To defer; to delay; to postpone; | |
3. | To end the session of a parliament by an order of the sovereign, thus deferring its business. |
Verb | 1. | prorogue - hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" |
2. | prorogue - adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body |