Demurer
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Kinney (1893), Burrill (1850)
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
demurrer, demenrer, I. fr.
In old English law. To rest or stay; to abide or remain; in pleading, to abide or rest in law or judgment Demurt en abeyance: it rests or remains in abeyance. V. Parol demurrir.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Demurrer. L. Fr. To rest or stay; to abide; to demur. Demurt en abeyance; it rests or remains in abeyance. Litt. sect. 649. Demurrions en vos discretions; we rest upon your discretions. Year book, 1 Edw. II. 8. Parol demurrer was a plea that the pleadings, (parol) should stay or be suspended during the infancy of a party. See Parol demurrer.