出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2025/12/28 20:16 UTC 版)
1640s, from Old French demorage, from demorer (English demur), from Latin dēmorārī (“to tarry”).
By surface analysis, demur (“delay”) + -age, with doubled ‘r’ to clarify pronunciation and avoid ambiguity with demure.
demurrage (countable and uncountable, plural demurrages)