WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
rog•a•to•ry
(rog′ə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj.
- pertaining to asking or requesting:a rogatory commission.
- Latin rogā(re) (see rogation) + -tōrius -tory1
- Medieval Latin rogātōrius
- 1835–45