appointor

[ uh-poin-ter; uh-poin-tawr, ap-oin- ]

nounLaw.
  1. a person who exercises a power of appointment of property.

Origin of appointor

1
First recorded in 1880–85; appoint + -or2

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British Dictionary definitions for appointor

appointor

/ (əˈpɔɪntə, əpɔɪnˈtɔː) /


noun
  1. 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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