† prolaˈtation Obs.
[n. of action from L. prōlāt-āre to lengthen, extend, enlarge; to defer, delay; freq. of prōferre (see next), or ? f. prō, pro-1 + lātus broad: cf. prōlongāre, prolongation.]
| 1656 Blount Glossogr., Prolatation (prolatatio), a delaying, an enlarging, a deferring or prolonging. 1658–78 in Phillips. |