An act or instance of deferring or putting off. / Officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service.

Showing deference; deferential. / (obsolete) Serving to carry; bearing.

(anatomy) A deferent duct in the body, as opposed to an afferent one. / (obsolete) That which carries or conveys.

plural of deference

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defer

In a deferent manner.

plural of deferred

plural of deferent

Alternative form of deferrable

Having tax due only at a later time; having the tax duty deferred.