–v.i.
1. to show disapproval or dislike; object; take exception: »
The clerk demurred at working overtime without extra pay.
2. Law. to put in a demurrer.
–n.
1. the act of demurring; objection; exception: »
The clerk's demur was ignored by his boss. Her gentle demur went unnoticed in the fury of the argument.
2. Law. Obsolete. a demurrer.
╂[< Old French demurer < Latin dēmorārī < dē- + morārī to delay < mora a pause, delay]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.