ADROGATION

ADROGA'TION, noun [Latin ad and rogo, to ask. See Interrogate and Rogation.]A species of adoption in ancient Rome, by which a person, capable of choosing for himself, was admitted into the relation of a son. So called from the questions put to the parties.

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Ad′ro‐ga″tion (�), n. [[L. adrogatio, arrogatio, fr. adrogare. See Arrogate.]] (Rom. Law) A kind of adoption in ancient Rome. See Arrogation.