- rogation-week
- A week in each year during which the boundaries of English parishes and manors were surveyed.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
rogation-week
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Rogation week — Rogation Ro*ga tion, n. [L. rogatio, fr. rogare, rogatum, to ask, beg, supplicate: cf. F. rogation. Cf. {Abrogate}, {Arrogant}, {Probogue}.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) The demand, by the consuls or tribunes, of a law to be passed by the people; a proposed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rogation week — noun Usage: usually capitalized R : the week in which the Rogation Days occur * * * Rogation Week noun The week in which the Rogation Days occur • • • Main Entry: ↑rogation … Useful english dictionary
Rogation — Ro*ga tion, n. [L. rogatio, fr. rogare, rogatum, to ask, beg, supplicate: cf. F. rogation. Cf. {Abrogate}, {Arrogant}, {Probogue}.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) The demand, by the consuls or tribunes, of a law to be passed by the people; a proposed law or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rogation days — Rogation Ro*ga tion, n. [L. rogatio, fr. rogare, rogatum, to ask, beg, supplicate: cf. F. rogation. Cf. {Abrogate}, {Arrogant}, {Probogue}.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) The demand, by the consuls or tribunes, of a law to be passed by the people; a proposed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rogation flower — Rogation Ro*ga tion, n. [L. rogatio, fr. rogare, rogatum, to ask, beg, supplicate: cf. F. rogation. Cf. {Abrogate}, {Arrogant}, {Probogue}.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) The demand, by the consuls or tribunes, of a law to be passed by the people; a proposed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rogation Days — • Days of prayer, and formerly also of fasting, instituted by the Church to appease God s anger at man s transgressions, to ask protection in calamities, and to obtain a good and bountiful harvest Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… … Catholic encyclopedia
Rogation days — are, in the calendar of the Western Church, four days traditionally set apart for solemn processions to invoke God s mercy. They are April 25, the Major Rogation, coinciding with St. Mark s Day (but having no connection with it); and the three… … Wikipedia
gang-week — Rogation week; that is, the week in each year when the boundaries of parishes and manors were surveyed … Ballentine's law dictionary
Gang week — Gang Gang, n. [Icel. gangr a going, gang, akin to AS., D., G., & Dan. gang a going, Goth. gaggs street, way. See {Gang}, v. i.] 1. A going; a course. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. A number going in company; hence, a company, or a number of persons… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cross-week — ( w?k ), n. Rogation week, when the cross was borne in processions. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
