moratory

[ mawr-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, mor- ]

adjective

1. authorizing delay of payment:

   a moratory law.

Word History and Origins

Origin of moratory¹

1890–95; < Late Latin morātōrius dilatory, equivalent to morā ( rī ) to delay; mora + -tōrius -tory ¹

Example Sentences

Greg Thorne, a supervisor and moratory affairs specialist for the U.S.

From Washington Times

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