DEFERENTIAL
Def`er*en"tial, a. Etym: [See Deference.]
Defn: Expressing deference; accustomed to defer.
DEFERENTIALLY
Def`er*en"tial*ly, adv.
Defn: With deference.
DEFERMENT
De*fer"ment, n. Etym: [See 1st Defer.]
Defn: The act of delaying; postponement. [R.]
My grief, joined with the instant business, Begs a deferment.
Suckling.
DEFERRER
De*fer"rer, n.
Defn: One who defers or puts off.
DEFERVESCENCE; DEFERVESCENCY De`fer*ves"cence, De`fer*ves"cency, n. Etym: [L. defervescere to grow cool.]
1. A subsiding from a state of ebullition; loss of heat; lukewarmness. A defervescency in holy actions. Jer. Taylor.