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warrantor

American  
[wawr-uhn-tawr, -ter, wor-] / ˈwɔr ənˌtɔr, -tər, ˈwɒr- /
Also warranter

noun

  1. a person who warrants or makes a warranty.


warrantor British  
/ ˈwɒrənˌtɔː /

noun

  1. an individual or company that provides a warranty

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of warrantor

First recorded in 1675–85; warrant + -or 2


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In a single clear, well-compacted paragraph the court states Salome's claim and Belmonti's denial; in another, the warrantor Miller's denial and defense; and in two lines more, the decision of the lower court.

From Strange True Stories of Louisiana by George Washington Cable

Only those who were privy in estate with the person to whom the warranty was originally given, could vouch the original warrantor.

From The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes

And that every man know his warrantor for men and for horses and for oxen.

From Anglo-Saxon Literature by John Earle

Where none exist the law limits the liability of parties to the amount of assets or property they have received from the warrantor; if they have received nothing they are not liable for anything.

From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Albert Sidney Bolles

Once more it was May, when in the populous but silent court-room the clerk announced the case of Miller versus Louis Belmonti, and John F. Miller, warrantor.

From Strange True Stories of Louisiana by George Washington Cable

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