encumbrancer

[ en-kuhm-bruh n-ser ]

/ ɛnˈkʌm brən sər /

noun Law.

a person who holds an encumbrance.

Nearby words

encryption,
enculturate,
enculturation,
encumber,
encumbrance,
ency.,
encyclical,
encyclopaedia,
encyclopedia,
encyclopedic

Origin of encumbrancer

First recorded in 1855–60; encumbrance + -er¹

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British Dictionary definitions for encumbrancer

encumbrancer

/ (ɪnˈkʌmbrənsə) /

noun

law a person who holds an encumbrance on property belonging to another

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