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P / prae-rŏgo
verb transitive

prae-rŏgo

2nd PP prae-rŏgāre · 3rd PP prae-rŏgāvi · 4th PP prae-rŏgātum · conj. 1st
To ask before; to ask first •
To ask before another, to ask first: sententias, non more atque ordine, sed prout libuisset, praerogabat, Suet. Aug. 35.—
To pay beforehand; in advance; asked before •
To pay beforehand or in advance: pensionem, Dig. 19, 2, 19: expensas, Cod. Just. 10, 31, 20.— Hence, praerŏgātus, a, um, P. a., asked before (class.): cujus in honore non unius tribus pars, sed comitia tota comitiis fuerint praerogata, Cic. Planc. 20, 49 (al. praerogativa): lex, proposed previously, Cod. 16, 11, 1.
Perseus ID: n37893 Key: praerogo