M / mŏrātĭo
noun

mŏrātĭo

gen. mŏrātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
a delaying, tarrying, a delay
a delaying, tarrying, a delay, Vitr. 9, 4: morationibus impediri, id. ib.: litoraria, delay on the coast, Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 5, 74.