promisor

American  

[prom-uh-sawr, prom-uh-sawr] / ˌprɒm əˈsɔr, ˈprɒm əˌsɔr /

noun

Law.

1. a person who makes a promise.

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promisor British  

/ ˌprɒmɪˈsɔː, ˈprɒmɪˌsɔː /

noun

1. contract law a person who makes a promise Compare promisee

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Etymology

Origin of promisor

First recorded in 1840–50; promise + -or ²

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

promisor

The promisor might say, It does not matter to me whether you knew that your representation was false or not; the only thing I am concerned with is its truth.

From The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes

With us, a verbal promise is, generally speaking, to be gathered exclusively from the words of the promisor.

From Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society by Sir Henry Sumner Maine

We do not give effect to promises on the basis of the will of the promisor, although our courts of equity have shown some tendency to move in that direction.

From An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law by Roscoe Pound

But if this were all, every clause in a contract which showed what the promisor did not promise would be a condition, and the word would be worse than useless.

From The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes

For one thing we do not recognize as legally enforceable all intentional promises intended to be binding upon the promisor.

From An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law by Roscoe Pound

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