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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ADROGATION

n.[L. 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.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ADROGATION

Ad `ro *ga "tion, n. Etym: [L. adrogatio, arrogatio, fr. adrogare. See Arrogate. ] (Rom. Law )

 

Defn: A kind of adoption in ancient Rome. See Arrogation.