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Webster 1913 Edition


Deferment

De-fer′ment

,
Noun.
[See 1st
Defer
.]
The act of delaying; postponement.
[R.]
My grief, joined with the instant business,
Begs a
deferment
.
Suckling.

Webster 1828 Edition


Deferment

DEFERMENT

,
Noun.
Delay.