What is the act of delaying; postponement. [R.] My grief, joined with the instant business, Begs a deferment. Suckling called?
deferment — The act of delaying; postponement. [R.] My grief, joined with the instant business, Begs a deferment. Suckling. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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