deferre

deferre

Latin

Verb

dēferre

1. present active infinitive of dēferō

References

• deferre in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French diferer.

Verb

deferre

1. Alternative form of differren (“to postpone”)

Etymology 2

From Middle French déférer.

Verb

deferre

1. Alternative form of differren (“to refer for judgement”)