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prorogue

pro·rogue [ prō rṓg, prə rṓg ] (past and past participle pro·rogued, present participle pro·rogu·ing, 3rd person present singular pro·rogues)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb suspend parliamentary session: to discontinue the meetings of a parliament or other body without formally ending the session, or be discontinued in this way

2. transitive verb postpone something: to defer something to a later date or to a subsequent meeting

[15th century. Via French< Latin prorogare "prolong" rogare "ask"]

pro·ro·ga·tion [ prrə gáysh'n ] noun
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