'Moratory' definitions:

Definition of 'Moratory'

From: GCIDE
  • Moratory \Mor"a*to*ry\, a. [L. moratorius delaying, fr. morari to delay.] Of or pertaining to delay; esp., designating a law passed, as in a time of financial panic, to postpone or delay for a period the time at which notes, bills of exchange, and other obligations, shall mature or become due. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]