He perfecteth the rogations or litanies before in use.
Hooker.
Rogation days (Eccl.), the three days which immediately precede
Ascension Day; -- so called as being days on which the people, walking
in procession, sang litanies of special supplication. -- Rogation
flower (Bot.), a European species of milkwort (Polygala vulgaris); --
so called from its former use for garlands in Rogation week. Dr. Prior.
-- Rogation week, the second week before Whitsunday, in which the
Rogation days occur.
Rog"a*to*ry (?), a. [See Rogation.] Seeking information; authorized to
examine witnesses or ascertain facts; as, a rogatory commission.
Woolsey.
Rogue (?), n. [F. rogue proud, haughty, supercilious; cf. Icel. hr&?;kr
a rook, croaker (cf. Rook a bird), or Armor. rok, rog, proud, arogant.]
1. (Eng.Law) A vagrant; an idle, sturdy beggar; a vagabond; a tramp.
The phrase rogues and vagabonds is applied to a large class of
wandering, disorderly, or dissolute persons. They were formerly
punished by being whipped and having the gristle of the right ear bored
with a hot iron.