Lienor

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A lienholder.

    "Those mechanic′s lienors with equal priority to the foreclosing lienor need not be named as defendants in the action, but should be identified in the complaint, as well as those encumbrances with interests prior in right to the foreclosing lienor."

  2. 2
    A lienee. Australia

Example

More examples

"Those mechanic′s lienors with equal priority to the foreclosing lienor need not be named as defendants in the action, but should be identified in the complaint, as well as those encumbrances with interests prior in right to the foreclosing lienor."

Etymology

From lien + -or.

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