warrantor

American  

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

Also warranter

noun

1. a person who warrants or makes a warranty.

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warrantor British  

/ ˈwɒrənˌtɔː /

noun

1. an individual or company that provides a warranty

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Etymology

Origin of warrantor

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

Example Sentences

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 Holmes, Oliver Wendell

Of Warrantors.—And that every man know his warrantor, for men, and for horses, and for oxen.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

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 Cable, George Washington

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 Bolles, Albert Sidney

A disseisor was no more bound by the confidence reposed in his disseisee, than he was entitled to vouch his disseisee's warrantor.

From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell