单词 | prorogue |
释义 | proroguev. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > have duration [verb (transitive)] > cause to endure, sustain, or prolong lengOE drawOE teec1200 forlengtha1300 lengtha1300 drivec1300 tarryc1320 proloynec1350 continuec1380 to draw alonga1382 longa1382 dretch1393 conservea1398 to draw (out) in, into, at, or on lengtha1400 prorogue1419 prolongc1425 aroomc1440 prorogate?a1475 protend?a1475 dilate1489 forlong1496 relong1523 to draw out1542 sustentate1542 linger1543 defer1546 pertract1548 propagate1548 protract1548 linger1550 lengthen1555 train1556 detract?a1562 to make forth (long, longer)1565 stretch1568 extend1574 extenuate1583 dree1584 wire-draw1598 to spin out1603 trail1604 disabridge1605 produce1605 continuate1611 out-length1617 spin1629 to eke out1641 producta1670 prolongate1671 drawl1694 drag1697 perennate1698 string1867 perennialize1898 1419 in H. Nicolas Proc. & Ordinances Privy Council (1834) II. 250 (MED) Þei of iiij membres of Flandres desiren..þat we wolde continue and prorogue þe seurtees and provisions ordeined afore þis time. 1472 in T. Rymer Fœdera (1710) XI. 758 (MED) The Trewes and Abstinencez of Werre before tyme taken..be Proroged and Renewed, to be observed and kept after the fourme and effect of the same. ?1510 T. More tr. G. F. Pico della Mirandola Lyfe I. Picus sig. c.ii If he might haue had the space of his life prorogyd. 1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin ii. 121 The truce was eftsoones proroaged for a certeine few dayes. a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) ii. i. 26 Epicurean Cookes, Sharpen with cloylesse sawce his Appetite, That sleepe and feeding may prorogue his Honour. View more context for this quotation 1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 896 The States prorogued the space for deliberation..from that present time, until the first of September. a1716 R. South Serm. Several Occasions (1744) XI. 263 As long as the Spirit prorogues his workings after an obstinate resistance of them. b. transitive. Roman History. To make a formal extension of (the term of office or command of an official, general, etc.); to extend the appointment of (an official). ΚΠ 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 773 And besides, [they] did proroge the time of his gouernment fiue yeares further. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xli. 1099 After the Ides of March (for the Consuls had their governements alreadie prorogued for one whole yeare) he should continue no longer in place. 1675 S. Clarke Lives & Deaths most Eminent Persons 204 They held a Councel, wherein it was agreed, that..Caesar should have more money delivered him to pay his Army, and that his Government should be prorogued for five years longer. 1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 337 The command of Scipio was prorogued, not, as on previous occasions, for a fixed period, but till such time as the war should be brought to a conclusion. 1961 H. H. Scullard Hist. Rom. World 321 It [sc. the Senate] also took over from the People the right to prorogue a magistrate's command. 2000 T. C. Brennan Praetorship in Rom. Republic 32 The Senate decided not to add more praetors for the new provinciae of Macedonia and Africa, a decision which made it arithmetically necessary for two praetors to be prorogued each year. 2. a. transitive. To put off for a time; to defer, postpone. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > delay [verb (transitive)] forslowc888 eldc897 forsita940 gele971 lengOE drilla1300 delayc1300 onfrestc1300 tarryc1320 jornc1330 dretchc1380 defer1382 forbida1387 to put offa1387 to put (also set) (something) in (or on) delaya1393 dilate1399 fordrawa1400 to put overc1410 latch?c1422 adjournc1425 prolongc1425 proloynec1425 rejournc1425 to put in respite1428 sleuthc1430 respitea1450 prorogue1453 refer1466 sleep1470 supersede1482 respectc1487 postpone1496 overseta1500 respett1500 enjourna1513 relong1523 retract1524 tarde1524 track1524 to fode forth1525 tract1527 protract1528 further1529 to make stay of1530 surcease1530 prorogate1534 to fay upon longc1540 linger1543 retard?1543 slake1544 procrastine1548 reprieve1548 remit1550 suspense1556 leave1559 shiftc1562 suspend1566 procrastinate1569 dally1574 post1577 to hold off1580 drift1584 loiter1589 postpose1598 to take one's (own) timea1602 flag1602 slug1605 elong1610 belay1613 demur1613 tardya1616 to hang up1623 frist1637 disjourn1642 future1642 off1642 waive1653 superannuate1655 perendinate1656 stave1664 detard1675 remora1686 to put back1718 withhold1726 protract1737 to keep over1847 to hold over1853 laten1860 to lay over1885 hold1891 back-burner1975 1453 Rolls of Parl. V. 233/1 The Kyng..woll and grauntith to forbere and proroge and to putte in suspence, th'execution of leviyng of the fyndyng of the seid..men Archers..for the space of ii yeres. 1494 in H. Anstey Epistolae Academicae Oxon. (1898) II. 618 Prorouge your saide election..unto the tyme ye shall therin have furthre knowlege from us. 1543 ( Chron. J. Hardyng (1812) 259 (MED) This fourth Bawdewyn, called Paraliticus, This message sent..When Henry was requyred to haue that lande, Whiche he proroged and sent agayne his sounde, He shulde be there yf that the kyng of Fraunce And he myght well accorde of gouernaunce. 1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet iv. i. 48 I heare thou must and nothing may proroge it, On Thursday next be married to the Countie. View more context for this quotation 1632 J. Pory Let. 6 Dec. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. III. 278 The Kinges journey into Scotland must be prorogued untill another yeare. 1683 B. S. tr. Anacreon Odes xxi. 44 If all the sorcerie of Gold..Could but prorogue the fateful day. a1716 R. South Serm. Several Occasions (1744) VII. 126 To stop a sinner in his return to God, by persuading his corrupt heart, that he may prorogue that return with safety. 1750 M. Jones Misc. in Prose & Verse 101 No prudence could thy fate prorogue. 1799 E. Du Bois Piece Family Biogr. I. xii. 175 Neither would pretend to advise in a matter of so much moment: it was therefore prorogued till they should meet their friends. 1864 J. S. Le Fanu Wylder's Hand (1898) 131 The idea of holding Miss Brandon to this engagement, and proroguing her nuptials from day to day, to convenience the bridegroom. 1940 K. Rexroth Coll. Shorter Poems (1966) 105 This dream prorogued Is not a cause..And has no seeming. 2004 Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, Louisiana) (Nexis) 7 May Hypothetically speaking, inclusive sexuality education can help virgins prorogue sex until marriage. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > delay [verb (intransitive)] geleOE studegieOE abideOE to do in or a (= on) fristc1175 dwellc1175 demurc1230 targec1250 dretcha1325 tarrya1375 sojourn1377 defer1382 letc1385 hinderc1386 blina1400 delay?a1400 honea1400 litea1400 overbidea1400 prolongc1425 supersede1433 hoverc1440 tarrowc1480 sunyie1488 stay?a1500 sleep1519 slack1530 protract1540 linger1548 procrastinate1548 slackc1560 slug1565 jauk1568 temporize1579 detract1584 longering1587 sit1591 prorogue1593 to time it out1613 to lie out1640 crastinate1656 taigle17.. to hang fire1782 to hold off1790 to hang it on1819 prevaricate1854 to lie over1856 to tread water1942 to drag one's feet1946 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 11 b Why doost thou proroge till thy wretched life be at his wayes end? 3. a. transitive. To discontinue the meetings of (a legislative or other assembly) for a period of time or until the next session, without dissolving it. Also: to adjourn (a meeting).Originally a particular application of sense 2a, with the sense of ‘postponing’ the sittings of a parliament which had been summoned or was in session; cf. quot. 1878 at prorogation n. 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > delay [verb (transitive)] > a meeting adjourna1325 jornc1330 prolongc1450 prorogue1455 prorogate1639 1455 Rolls of Parl. V. 286/1 For asmoche as the holy Fest of Cristemas approchith so nygh..it myght like the said Lieutenaunt and all the Lordes, this present Parliament to proroge, adjorne, or dissolve. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. xxxv In this .xlii. yere the Kyng helde one parlyament at Westmynster & a nother or ellys prorogyd ye same to Wynchestre. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry V f. xli Vpon this poynct..the parliament was proroged to Westminster. 1586 Ld. Burghley Let. 15 Oct. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. (1824) 1st Ser. III. 13 We had gret reason to prorog our session which is rone till the 25th. c1615 F. Bacon Advice to G. Villiers ii. §28 By the king's authority alone, and by his writs are they [sc. the two houses of peers and commons] assembled, and by him alone are they prorogued and dissolved; but each house may adjourn itself. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ix. 135 At several Sessions they met, and prayed, and confer'd, and prorogued their meeting, and departed. 1684 in New Hampsh. Hist. Soc. Coll. VIII. 199 Governor to have a negative voice in making laws, with power to dissolve and prorogue general assemblies at pleasure. 1704 Boston News-let. 21 Aug. 2/2 On Saturday his Excellency Prorogu'd the General Assembly to the 25th day of October next. 1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V III. vii. 23 The Pope..recalled them and prorogued the Council. 1837 J. R. McCulloch Statist. Acct. Brit. Empire II. iv. i. 201 Parliament is called together by the King, and is prorogued or dissolved by him whenever he thinks fit. 1889 Act (W. Austral.) 52 Victoria No. 23 §3 It shall be lawful for the Governor..to prorogue the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 62/1 Charles had dissolved parliament in July 1679, and in the following October had prorogued its successor without allowing it to meet. 1970 G. E. Frakes Laboratory for Liberty vii. 116 In the 1770s, it was common for a session to last only a few days before the governor would prorogue the meeting, calling for another session to meet a month or so later. 2001 P. P. Read Alice in Exile (2002) ii. iv. 159 There was a change of ministry; the Duma was prorogued. b. intransitive. Of a legislative assembly, etc.: to discontinue sittings for a period of time or until the next session. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > procedure of parliament or national assembly > [verb (intransitive)] > prorogue prorogue1642 society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > procedure of parliament or national assembly > [verb (transitive)] > prorogue prolongc1450 prorogate1639 prorogue1642 1642 J. Spelman View of Observ. upon His Majesties Late Answers 8 He may command them to prorogue, or adjourn for time or place. 1680 Roxburghe Ballads (1883) IV. 646 I mind not the Members, and makers of Laws, Let 'em Sit or Prorogue as his Majesty please. 1720 A. Pennecuik Streams from Helicon (ed. 2) i. 99 They prorogu'd to—Nevermass. 1785 R. B. Sheridan Let. 26 July (1966) I. 164 We shall adjourn..'till October..and then prorogue till January. 1896 Westm. Gaz. 7 Sept. 2/2 No opportunity was afforded..of discussing the question before Parliament prorogued. 1927 Manitoba Free Press 4 Apr. 7/3 The Alberta legislature prorogued at 7 p.m. on Saturday, having been in session since February 10. 1991 P. C. Newman Merchant Princes vi. 151 The House was all set to prorogue for a general election, but the Selkirk member's question of privilege halted the proceedings. Derivatives proˈroguer n. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [noun] > one who delays tarrier1382 delayer1509 postponer1533 prolonger1548 proroguer1551 deferrer1552 waiter upon God1592 procrastinator1607 temporizer1609 protracter1611 protractor1611 retarder1644 cunctator1654 adjourner1738 postponator1775 putter-off1803 tomorrower1810 offput1856 shelver1881 staller1937 1551 T. Raynald tr. A. Vesalius Compend. Declar. Vertues Oile Imperial sig. Eiv The verie true Elixir vitae, maintaignar and prorogar of the same, is the holsom habite. 1597 J. Payne Royall Exchange 5 These prorogers of wel doinge having wherwith, are here iustly reproved. 1716 A. Hutcheson in Eight Speeches made in Parl. (1733) vii. 116 Henry the Eighth (the first Proroguer of Parliaments). 1934 Time 26 Nov. 18/3 The Lords & Commons: Were prorogued by His Majesty... Said Proroguer George V, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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