warrantor

[ wawr-uh n-tawr, -ter, wor- ]

/ ˈwɔr ənˌtɔr, -tər, ˈwɒr- /

noun

a person who warrants or makes a warranty.

Words nearby warrantor

warrant of fitness, warrant officer, warrant sale, warrantable, warrantee, warrantor, warranty, warranty deed, warren, warren, earl, warrener

Also war·rant·er

[wawr-uh n-ter, wor-] /ˈwɔr ən tər, ˈwɒr-/.

Origin of warrantor

First recorded in 1675–85; warrant + -or²

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Examples from the Web for warrantor

The scope of the ancient obligation was not extended without the warrantor's assent.
The Common Law|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
And that every man know his warrantor for men and for horses and for oxen.
Anglo-Saxon Literature|John Earle
Now, the seller had better beware of what he says, for he may find himself liable as a warrantor.
Commercial Law|Samuel Williston, Richard D. Currier, and Richard W. Hill
A disseisor was no more bound by the confidence reposed in his disseisee, than he was entitled to vouch his disseisee's warrantor.
The Common Law|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

If the warrantor lost, he would have to give to his vassal equivalent land in exchange.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.|S. A. Reilly

British Dictionary definitions for warrantor

warrantor

/ (ˈwɒrənˌtɔː) /

noun

an individual or company that provides a warranty

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