Answer: morae

AnswerCrossword Clue
MORAELegal defaults.
MORAEProsody units
MORAEDelays, to D.A.'s
MORAEUnits of syllabic length
moraethe unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable
moraethe minimal unit of measure in quantitative verse equivalent to the time of an average short syllable
moraeMORA, a unit of metrical time in prosody