Settlor
//ˈsɛt.lɚ// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who settles property on express trust for the benefit of beneficiaries.
"Once the trust deed is drawn up and the asset transferred to the trustee, the settlor no longer owns the asset; his personal creditors therefore cannot seize it to satisfy their claims. […]"
- 2 (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 wordnet
Example
More examples"Once the trust deed is drawn up and the asset transferred to the trustee, the settlor no longer owns the asset; his personal creditors therefore cannot seize it to satisfy their claims. […]"
Etymology
From settle + -or.
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