See Also: prorogate(dictionary)

prorogate (iou)



prorogate verb trans. Chiefly Scot. LME.
[Latin prorogat- pa. ppl stem of prorogare PROROGUE: see -ATE3.]
Orig., = PROROGUE 1. Now chiefly (Scots Law), extend the period of (a lease). LME.
= PROROGUE 2, 3. M16.
Scots Law. Extend (the jurisdiction of a judge or court) by consent of the parties to a cause which would otherwise be outside the judge's or the court's jurisdiction. Cf. PROROGATION 4b. E17.