• (n.) The act of counting in duration; prolongation. • (n.) The act of proroguing; the ending of the session of Parliament, and postponing of its business, by the command of the sovereign. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/prorogation/
In Britain, the termination of a session of Parliament and the setting of the date for a new session. All business, including bills before Parliament, is terminated by prorogation and must, if... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
Pro`ro·ga'tion noun [ Latin prorogatio : confer French prorogation .] 1. The act of counting in duration; prolongation. [ Obsolete] South. 2. The act of proroguing; the ending of the session of Parliament, and postponing of its business, by the command of the sove... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/177