pro rep tion (prorepshon)

[ Create him Pro - rex of all Africa. Marlowe , Tamburlaine, I., i. 1. proritationt, n. [ proritatio ( n- ), pro rit are , provoke, pro , forth, + * ritare , as in irritare , excite, provoke, irritate: see irri tate1.] Provocation; challenging. Your Maim on ides, after all your pro rit at i on , holds no other than fair terms with our Samaritan Chronicle. Bp . Hall , Works, X. 399. ( Davies .) Prorodon (prōrō-don), n . [NL. (Ehrenberg), πρώρα , prow (see prore ), + ὀδούς (όδοντ-) = E. tooth .] The typical genus of the family Pro rod on tidæ, with terminal mouth and armed pharynx. There are many species, mostly of fresh water, as P. niveus ; P. mar in us is found in salt water. Pro rod on tidæ (prō-rō-don'ti-dē), n. pl. [NL., rogue.] To prorogue; put off. Brougham. prorogation (pro-ro-ga shọn), n. [ When they preferred another law for the prorogation of the provinces and armies which Cæsar demanded, Cato would speak no more to the people to hinder it. North, tr. of Plutarch, p. 651. IMG:content-1122.jpg:[graphic] Patriarchal prorogations of existence. Lowell , Among my Books, 2d ser., p. 253. 2. The act of proroguing; more specifically, the right which belongs to the British crown, exercised by its ministers, of terminating a se ion of Parliament; also, the exercise of that right. But it now seems to be allowed that a prorogation must be expre ly made in order to determine the se ion. Black stone, Com., I. if. The power of prorogation either before or after the day of meeting rested with the king. Stubbs , Hist. Eng., § 296. Prorogation of a judge's jurisdiction, a judge's adjudication by consent of parties on matters properly outside his jurisdiction. - Prorogation of a lease, the extension of a lease. = Syn. 2. Rece , Di olution, etc. See ad journment. pro roger = Sp. Pg. prorogue (prō-rōg'), v . t .; pret. and pp. pro- rogued , ppr. proroguing. [Early mod. E. pro- roge; pro roguer , F. prorogar = It. prorogare , prorogare , pro- long, protract, extend, continue, defer, pro , forth, + rogare , ask: see rogation .] 11. Το prolong; protract. We'll prorogue his expectation, then, a little. B. Jonson, Every Man in his Humour, iii. 1. Mirth prorogues life. Burton , prorogue 21. To defer; put off; delay. To promise better at the next we bring Prorogues disgrace, commends not anything. B. Jonson, Cynthia's Revels, Epil. The king's journey into Scotland must be prorogued until another year, notwithstanding the gestes thereof be already set down. Court and Times of Charles I. , II. 207. 3. To discontinue meetings of for a time, usually for a period of time not expre ly stated: used specifically of the British Parliament. Parliament is prorogued from se ion to se ion by the sovereign's authority, either by the lord chancellor in the royal presence, or by commi ion, or by proclamation. See parliament and adjournment . The Parliament is prorogued till Michael mas Term. Howell , Letters, I. v. 6. prorsad (prôr's ad), adv. [ prorsal (prôr's al), a. [L. prorsum, forward, +-al.] In an at., forward; anterior: the op posite of retral. prorumpt (pro-rump'), v. i. [= OF. prorompre, prorumpre = Sp. prorumpir = Pg. pro romper = It. prorompere, break burst out, What a noise it made! as if his spirit would have pro rumpt with it. B. Jonson, Poetaster, v. 1. [ prorup proruption (prō-rup's hon), n. tio ( n- ), a breaking or bursting forth, Excluding but one day, the latter brood, impatient, by a proruption anticipate their period exclusion. Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., ііі. 16. pros. An abbreviation of prosody. pros-. [L., etc., pros-, prosaic (pro-zā'ik), a. [= F. pros aïque = Sp. prosáico = Pg. It. prosaico (cf. D. prozaïsch = G. prosaisch = Sw. Dan. prosaisk ), In modern rhythm, be it prosaic or poetic, he [the reader] must expect to find it governed for the greater part by accent. Harris, Philol. Inquiries, ii. 3. 2. Ordinary or commonplace in style or expre ion; uninteresting; dull; of persons, commonplace in thought; lacking imagination; literal. celebrate. These prosaic lines, this spiritle eulogy, are much below the merit of the critic whom they are intended to J. Warton, E ay on Pope. (Latham.) The danger of the prosaic type of mind lies in the stolid sense of superiority which blinds it to everything ideal. Lowell , Study Windows, p. 250. =Syn. 2. Vapid, flat, bald, tame, humdrum, stupid. prosaical (pro-zā'i-kal), a . [ prosaic + -al . ] Same as prosaic . IMG:content-1123.png:[blocks in formation] Through this species of prosaicism , Cowper, with scarcely any of the higher poetical elements, came very near making his age fancy him the equal of Pope. Poe , Marginalia, xxviii. ( Davies .) 4785 Thou thyself, O cultivated reader, who too probably art no Psalmist, but a Prosaist , knowing God only by tradition. Carlyle , Sartor Resartus, i. 11. prosalt (pro'zal), a . [ prosal , prosalis , L. pros a , prose: see prose .] In the form of prose. verse. The priest not always composed his prosal raptures into Sir T. Browne , Misc., p. 177. prosapiet, n. [ OF . prosapie = Sp. Pg. It. pro sapia , prosapia , also prosapies , a stock, race, family.] A stock; race. [Rare.] My harte abhorreth that I should so In a woman's kirtle my self disguise, Beyng a manne, and begotten to Of a mannes prosapie , in manly wise. Udall , tr. of Apophthegms of Erasmus, p. 69. ( Davies .) prosar (pro'zär), n . [ prosarium , a book containing the proses, pros a , prose: see prose.] A service-book containing the proses. See prose , 3. scapula, shoul pro scapula (pro-skap'ū-lä), n.; pl. pros capulæ (-le). [NL., L. pro, before, + sca der-blade.] In ichth., the principal and outer element of the scapular arch, generally carried forward and downward to articulate with its fellow of the opposite side, and supporting on its inner surface the cartilage or the bones which in turn bear the pectoral fin. It was and by later writers clavicle. called by Cuvier humeral, by Owen coracoid, pro scapular (pro-skap'ū-lär), a. [ pro scapular proscenium (pro-se'ni-um), n.; pl. proscenia (-a). [L. proscænium, proscenium, prose Sylla and the triumvirs never proscribed so many men to die as they do by their ignorant edicts. Bacon , Advancement of Learning, ii. 196. 2. To put out of the protection of the law; banish; outlaw; exile. Robert Vere, Earl of Oxford, was realm and proscribed. banished the Spenser, State of Ireland. 3. To denounce and condemn as dangerous; reject utterly; interdict; prohibit. In the year 325 the Arian doctrines were proscribed and anathematized in the famous council of Nice. Water land . That he who dares, when she [Fashion] forbids, be grave, Shall stand proscrib'd a madman or a knave. Cowper , Conversation, 1. 476. The king told Rochester to choose any ministers of the Established Church, with two exceptions. The proscribed persons were Til lots on and Stilling fleet. Macaulay , Hist. Eng., vi. = Syn. 1. To doom.-3. To forbid. proscriber (prō-skrī'bėr), n. One who denounces; one who dooms to destruction. The triumvir and proscriber had descended to us in a more hideous form than they now appear, if the Emperour had not taken care to make friends of him and Horace. Dryden , Æneid, Ded.