rogatory
adjective
rog·a·to·ry
ˈrägəˌtōrē
: seeking information
specifically : authorized to examine witnesses or ascertain facts
a rogatory commission
Word History
Etymology
French rogatoire, from Medieval Latin rogatorius supplicatory, from Latin rogatus (past participle of rogare) + -orius -ory
First Known Use
1750, in the meaning defined above
- saccharinic acid
- saccharinities
- saccharinity
- saccharins
- saccharise
- saccharised
- saccharises
- saccharising
- saccharized
- saccharizes
- saccharizing
- saccharo-
- saccharogenesis
- saccharoid
- saccharoidal
- saccharometer
- saccharometers
- saccharomyces
- saccharomyceses
- saccharomycesses
- saccharomycetaceae
- saccharomycetaceaes
- Saccharomycetales
- saccharomycete
- saccharomycetes