Prorogue

v. t.	1.	To protract; to prolong; to extend. [imp. & p. p. Prorogued ; p. pr. & vb. n. Proroguing .] 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.

Verb	1.	prorogue - hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" Synonyms: postpone, put off, defer, set back, shelve, table, put over, remit, hold over
	2.	prorogue - adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body

call, call off, cancel, defer, delay, hold, hold over, postpone, probate, prorogation, put off, put over, remit, reprieve, reschedule, respite, set back, shelve, suspend, table

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