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encumbrancer
[ en-kuhm-bruhn-ser ]
/ ɛnˈkʌm brən sər /
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noun Law.
a person who holds an encumbrance.
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Origin of encumbrancer
First recorded in 1855–60; encumbrance + -er1
Words nearby encumbrancer
encryption, enculturate, enculturation, encumber, encumbrance, encumbrancer, -ency, encyclical, encyclopedia, encyclopedic, encyclopedism
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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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