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noun
Someone who legally transfers their own property to another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, historical
Topics: law
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English dispone Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English disponer From dispone + -er.
