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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

rogatory en · ADJ

Etymology

Borrowed 1750 from French rogatoire, from Medieval Latin rogātōrius (“interrogatory”), from rogō (“to ask, enquire”). By surface analysis, Latin rog- + -ate + -ory.

Meanings

  1. Seeking information or evidence, especially from a foreign court

Forms

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most rogatory Degree=Sup lexicographic
more rogatory Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

letters rogatory · rogatory letter

Relateds

interrogatory · rogation · subrogation