noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who creates a trust.
2. 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

Synonyms

All synonyms

settlorsettlordonordonorgrantorgrantor

Etymology

From trust + -or.

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