legator
[ li-gey-ter, leg-uh-tawr ]
/ lɪˈgeɪ tər, ˌlɛg əˈtɔr /
noun
a person who bequeaths; a testator.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
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It’s your turn to pick the movie, but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
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OTHER WORDS FROM legator
leg·a·to·ri·al [leg-uh-tawr-ee-uh l, -tohr-] /ˌlɛg əˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/, adjectiveWords nearby legator
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Example sentences 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 forms of legator
legatorial, adjectiveWord Origin for legator
C17: from Latin, from lēgāre to bequeath; see legate
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