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moratory

mor·a·to·ry [ máwrə tàwree ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
approving delaying of payments: giving somebody the right to delay making payments on a debt

[Late 19th century. < late Latin moratorius "delaying" < Latin morat-, past participle of morari "to delay" < mora "delay"]
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