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legator

[li-gey-ter, leg-uh-tawr]
noun
  1. a person who bequeaths; a testator.
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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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Historical Examples

  • 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

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

Word Origin

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