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noun
A person who creates a trust.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: trust law
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Synonyms: donor, grantor, settlor
Antonyms: none provided
noun
(law) a person who creates a trust by giving real or personal property in trust to a trustee for the benefit of a beneficiary; a person who gives such property is said to settle it on the trustee
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: settlor
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: donor, giver, presenter, bestower, conferrer
History
Etymology tree English trust Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English trustor From trust + -or.
