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Moratory

Webster's Dictionary

(a.) Of or pertaining to delay; esp., designating a law passed, as in a time of financial panic, to postpone or delay for a period the time at which notes, bills of exchange, and other obligations, shall mature or become due.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Moratory'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/moratory.html. 1828.