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rogatory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
roga-to-ry
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Seeking information or evidence, especially from a foreign court

Etymology

Borrowed 1750 from French rogatoire, from Medieval Latin rogātōrius (“interrogatory”), from rogō (“to ask, enquire”). By surface analysis, Latin rog- + -ate + -ory.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more rogatory (comparative) most rogatory (superlative)

Phrases

rogatory letter letters rogatory

Frequently Paired Words

interrogatory rogation subrogation

Questions

What does rogatory mean?
Seeking information or evidence, especially from a foreign court
Where does rogatory come from?
It is traced to French.

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