prorogue

Etymology

From Old French proroger, proroguer, from Latin prōrogō (“prolong, defer”).

verb

1. (transitive) To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session.
   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. 2019 October, Dan Harvey, “HS2 costs rise as schedule slips”, in Modern Railways, page 9
2. (transitive, now rare) To defer.
3. (obsolete) To prolong or extend.
   The King settled to prorogue Parliament until the Christmas holidays, and to do nothing else for the present. 1932, Maurice Baring, chapter 20, in Friday's Business