Main Entry:

¹de·mur

Pronunciation:

\di-ˈmər\

Function:

intransitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

de·murred; de·mur·ring

Etymology:

Middle English demuren, demeren to linger, from Anglo-French demurer, demoerer, from Latin demorari, from de- + morari to linger, from mora delay — more at mora

Date:

13th century

1archaic : delay, hesitate2: to file a demurrer3: to take exception : object —often used with to or at