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)

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”)