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legator

[ li-gey-ter, leg-uh-tawr ]
/ lɪˈgeɪ tər, ˌlɛg əˈtɔr /
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noun

a person who bequeaths; a testator.

Nearby words

  1. legatee,
  2. legatine,
  3. legation,
  4. legationary,
  5. legato,
  6. legatorial,
  7. legco,
  8. legem pone,
  9. legend,
  10. legendary

Origin of legator

1645–55; < Latin lēgātor one who bequeaths, equivalent to lēgā(re) to bequeath, depute + -tor -tor
Related formsleg·a·to·ri·al [leg-uh-tawr-ee-uh l, -tohr-] /ˌlɛg əˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/, adjective
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Examples from the Web for legator

  • 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

a person who gives a legacy or makes a bequest
Derived Formslegatorial, adjective

Word Origin for legator

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