*rogation*

n. [ L. adrogatio, arrogatio, fr. adrogare. See Arrogate. ] (Rom. Law) A kind of adoption in ancient Rome. See Arrogation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. arrogatio, fr. arrogare. Cf. Adrogation. ] 1. The act of arrogating, or making exorbitant claims; the act of taking more than one is justly entitled to. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Civ. Law) Adoption of a person of full age. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. derogatio: cf. F. dérogation. ] 1. The act of derogating, partly repealing, or lessening in value; disparagement; detraction; depreciation; -- followed by of, from, or to. [ 1913 Webster ]

I hope it is no derogation to the Christian religion. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

He counted it no derogation of his manhood to be seen to weep. F. W. Robertson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Stock Exch.) An alteration of, or subtraction from, a contract for a sale of stocks. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. erogatio. ] The act of giving out or bestowing. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Elyot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. interrogatio: cf. F. interrogation. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act or process of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; an instance of interrogating; inquiry. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A question put; an inquiry. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A point, mark, or sign, thus [ ? ], indicating that the sentence with which it is connected is a question. It is used to express doubt, or to mark a query. Usually called a question mark; called also interrogation point. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

☞ In works printed in the Spanish language this mark is not only placed at the end of an interrogative sentence, but is also placed, inverted [ as thus (¿) ], at the beginning. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. prorogatio: cf. F. prorogation. ] 1. The act of counting in duration; prolongation. [ Obs. ] South. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of proroguing; the ending of the session of Parliament, and postponing of its business, by the command of the sovereign. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ After an adjournment all things continue as they were at the adjournment; whereas, after a prorogation, bill introduced and nut passed are as if they had never been begun at all. Mozley & W. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. rogatio, fr. rogare, rogatum, to ask, beg, supplicate: cf. F. rogation. Cf. Abrogate, Arrogant, Probogue. ] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) The demand, by the consuls or tribunes, of a law to be passed by the people; a proposed law or decree. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eccl.) Litany; supplication. [ 1913 Webster ]

He perfecteth the rogations or litanies before in use. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rogation days (Eccl.), the three days which immediately precede Ascension Day; -- so called as being days on which the people, walking in procession, sang litanies of special supplication. --
Rogation flower (Bot.), a European species of milkwort (Polygala vulgaris); -- so called from its former use for garlands in Rogation week. Dr. Prior. --
Rogation week, the second week before Whitsunday, in which the Rogation days occur. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. subrogation, LL. subrogatio. ] The act of subrogating. Specifically: (Law) The substitution of one person in the place of another as a creditor, the new creditor succeeding to the rights of the former; the mode by which a third person who pays a creditor succeeds to his rights against the debtor. Bouvier. Burrill. Abbott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. supererogatio a payment in addition. ] The act of supererogating; performance of more than duty or necessity requires. [ 1913 Webster ]

Works of supererogation (R. C. Ch.), those good deeds believed to have been performed by saints, or capable of being performed by men, over and above what is required for their own salvation. [ 1913 Webster ]