Etymology

rogatory

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Today it means: Seeking information or evidence, especially from a foreign court Full definition →

French rogatoire
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  1. French · borrowed fromrogatoire
  2. English todayrogatory

Borrowed 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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