MORATE
Mo"rate, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A salt of moric acid.
MORATION
Mo*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L. moratio.]
Defn: A delaying tarrying; delay. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
MORATORIUM
Mor`a*to"ri*um, n. [NL. See Moratory.] (Law)
Defn: A period during which an obligor has a legal right to delay meeting an obligation, esp. such a period granted, as to a bank, by a moratory law.
MORATORY
Mor"a*to*ry, a. [L. moratorius delaying, fr. morari to delay.]
Defn: 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.
MORAVIAN
Mo*ra"vi*an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Moravia, or to the United Brethren. See
Moravian, n.