A Brief Glossary of Terms

prorogue [prəˈrəʊg]
vb

(Law / Parliamentary Procedure) to discontinue the meetings of (a legislative body) without dissolving it

[from Latin prorogāre literally: to ask publicly, from prō- in public + rogāre to ask]

prorogation [ˌprəʊrəˈgeɪʃən] n

perfection [pəˈfɛkʃən]

n

1. the act of perfecting or the state or quality of being perfect

2. the highest degree of a quality, etc. the perfection of faithfulness

3. an embodiment of perfection

[from Latin perfectiō a completing, from perficere to finish]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 6th Edition 2003. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003

Gin also: jinn, djinn (jn)
n.pl
In Muslim legend, a spirit often capable of assuming human or animal form and exercising supernatural influence over people.

[from Arabic jinn, demonic, demon, from jinn, demons, from janna, to cover, conceal; see gnn in Semitic roots.]

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