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demur (v.)
early 13c., "to linger, tarry," from O.Fr.
demorer
"delay, retard," from L.
demorari
, from
de-
+
morari
"to delay," from
mora
"a pause, delay." Main modern sense of "raise objections" is first attested 1630s.
