Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Showing deference; deferential.
- adjective Anatomy Carrying down or away. Used of a duct or vessel.
- adjective Serving or adapted to carry or transport.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English defferent, from Latin dēferēns, dēferent-, present participle of dēferre, to carry away; see defer.]
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