In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
MORATORY
Etymology
Adjective
moratory (not comparable)
(legal, finance) Pertaining to delay of payment or fulfilment of an obligation.
Source: Wiktionary
Mor"a*to*ry, a. [L. moratorius delaying, fr. morari to delay.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to delay; esp., designating a law passed, as in a time of financial panic, to postpone or delay for a period the time at which notes, bills of exchange, and other obligations, shall mature or become due.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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