rogation noun. [rǝ(ʊ)'geɪʃ(ǝ)n] LME.
[Latin rogatio(n-), from rogat- pa. ppl stem of rogare ask.]
1. Ecclesiastical sing. & (usu.) in pl. Solemn prayers consisting of the litany of the saints chanted on the three days before Ascension Day. Also, the days set aside for these prayers. LME.
b. transf. Begging for alms. M16-E17.

2. Roman History. The submission by a consul or tribune of a proposed law for acceptance by the people. Also, a law so submitted and accepted. LME.

3. A formal request. L16-L17.

Comb.:
Rogation day each of the three days preceding Ascension Day (usu. in pl.); rogation flower the milkwort, Polygala vulgaris, which was carried in procession in Rogation week; Rogation Sunday the Sunday before Ascension Day; Rogationtide the period of the Rogation days; Rogation week the week in which Ascension Day falls.

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