elisor

[ ih-lahy-zer ]

nounLaw.
  1. a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.

Origin of elisor

1
1400–50; late Middle English elisour<Anglo-French, equivalent to elis- (variant stem of elire to choose <Latin ēligere) + -our-or2

Words Nearby elisor

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use elisor in a sentence