prorogue

1. (transitive) To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session.Examples: "On 9 September, when Parliament was prorogued until 14 October [later reversed by the Supreme Court], spelling the end of 12 pieces of legislation, it emerged that the High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill was one of only three bills which will be carried over into the new parliamentary session."transitive

2. (transitive, now rare) To defer.Synonyms: defer, postponearchaictransitive

3. (obsolete) To prolong or extend.Examples: "Mirth[…]prorogues life, whets the wit, makes the body young, lively, and fit for any manner of employment."; "The King settled to prorogue Parliament until the Christmas holidays, and to do nothing else for the present."Synonyms: extend, prolong, protractobsolete