rogatory
rogatory · more rogatory · most rogatory
Seeking information or evidence, especially from a foreign courtSeeking information or evidence, especially from a foreign court
Meaning
1 sensesSeeking information or evidence, especially from a foreign court
Origin
Borrowed 1750 from French rogatoire, from Medieval Latin rogātōrius (“interrogatory”), froBorrowed 1750 from French rogatoire, from Medieval Latin rogātōrius (“interrogatory”), from rogō (“to ask, enquire”). By surface analysis, Latin rog- + -ate + -ory.
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Forms
more rogatory, most rogatory| Comparative | more rogatory Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most rogatory Lesson |
regular
Word family
4 related wordsDerivedletters rogatory
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form