demurs

verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of demur

noun

1. (form-of, plural)plural of demur

   “After many demurs—turnip-fields and covies, the ash coppice and pheasants, put into the balance against "Raphaels, Correggios, and stuff"—it was finally agreed they should travel for the next season,...”