Prorogation
Pronunciation : Pro`ro*ga"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. prorogatio: cf. F. prorogation.]
Definition : 1. The act of counting in duration; prolongation. [Obs.] South.
2. The act of proroguing; the ending of the session of Parliament, and postponing of its business, by the command of the sovereign. [Eng.]
Note: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913