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Definition of Prorogues
1. prorogue [v] - See also: prorogue
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prorogues
Literary usage of Prorogues
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of England by David Hume, Tobias George Smollett (1825)
"He is in danger of his life, and suddenly prorogues the parliament—§ XXXIV.
Proceedings of the Irish parliament—§ XXXV. They pass a severe act against ..."
2. The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar, to the Revolution by David Hume (1819)
"... prorogues the Parliament.... Proceeding of the Irish Parliament.... They pass
a severe Act against Papists... . The Elector of Bavaria defeats the ..."
3. Collections by Minisink Valley Historical Society, Connecticut Historical Society (1882)
"His Honr the L* Govr comes up from the Castle and Adjourns the Gen1 Court, or
prorogues it, To the 13th of April next. Febr. 28. ..."
4. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke (1831)
"... Proposals of the Royalists—Address voted for a Change of Ministers—The King
prorogues the Chambers—Preparations for a new Election—Partial Change in the ..."
5. Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York, 1777-1795, 1801 by George Clinton, Hugh Hastings, James Austin Holden, New York (State). State Historian (1900)
"Governor Clinton prorogues the Legislature to September first. * By Ills Excellency
George Clinton, Esquire, Governor of the State of New-York, ..."
6. The History of New Jersey: From Its Discovery by Europeans, to the Adoption by Thomas Francis Gordon (1834)
"The Governor unable to obtain the gratification of his wishes, by the Assembly,
first prorogues, and then dissolves them.—IX. ..."
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