obligor

[ ob-li-gawr, ob-li-gawr ]

/ ˌɒb lɪˈgɔr, ˈɒb lɪˌgɔr /

noun Law.

a person who is bound to another.

a person who gives a bond.

Nearby words

oblige, obliged, obligee, obligement, obliging, obligor, oblique, oblique angle, oblique circular cone, oblique circular cylinder, oblique coordinates

Origin of obligor

First recorded in 1535–45; oblige + -or²

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Examples from the Web for obligor

The obligations of quasi contracts are imposed by law without reference to the assent of the obligor.
Commercial Law|Samuel Williston, Richard D. Currier, and Richard W. Hill
Whatever scheme may be devised to increase the value of the Confederate States paper money, the obligor is the same.
A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital|John Beauchamp Jones
As a rule, partial interests cannot be assigned so as to be binding upon the obligor, without the latter's consent.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for obligor

obligor

/ (ˌɒblɪˈɡɔː) /

noun

a person who binds himself by contract to perform some obligation; debtor

a person who gives a bond

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Word Origin and History for obligor

obligor

"person who binds himself to another by contract," 1540s, agent noun in Latin form from oblige.