appointor
[ uh-poin-ter; uh-poin-tawr, ap-oin- ]
nounLaw.
a person who exercises a power of appointment of property.
Origin of appointor
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How to use appointor in a sentence
A general power is one which the appointor may exercise in favour of any person he pleases.
British Dictionary definitions for appointor
appointor
/ (əˈpɔɪntə, əpɔɪnˈtɔː) /
noun
property law a person to whom a power to nominate persons to take property is given by deed or will: See also power of appointment
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