termor

American

[tur-mer] / ˈtɜr mər /

noun

Law.

a person who has an estate for a term of years or for life.

termor British

/ ˈtɜːmə /

noun

property law a person who holds an estate for a term of years or until he dies

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Etymology

Origin of termor

1250–1300; term + -or ²; replacing Middle English termur < Anglo-French termer ( see -er ²)

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termor

The lessor shall have a remedy for rents due or waste by a termor after recovering the land as well as if he had not recovered the land.

From Our Legal Heritage by S. A. Reilly

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