legator

[ li-gey-ter, leg-uh-tawr ]

noun
  1. a person who bequeaths; a testator.

Origin of legator

1
1645–55; <Latin lēgātor one who bequeaths, equivalent to lēgā(re) to bequeath, depute + -tor-tor

Other words from legator

  • leg·a·to·ri·al [leg-uh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-], /ˌlɛg əˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/, adjective

Words Nearby legator

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How to use legator in a sentence

  • There is "many a slip betwixt the cup" of the legator and "the lip" of the legatee.

    George Muller of Bristol | Arthur T. Pierson

British Dictionary definitions for legator

legator

/ (ˌlɛɡəˈtɔː) /


noun
  1. a person who gives a legacy or makes a bequest

Origin of legator

1
C17: from Latin, from lēgāre to bequeath; see legate

Derived forms of legator

  • legatorial, adjective

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