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appointor

American  
[uh-poin-ter, uh-poin-tawr, ap-oin-] / əˈpɔɪn tər, ə pɔɪnˈtɔr, ˌæp ɔɪn- /

noun

Law.

  1. a person who exercises a power of appointment of property.

appointor British  
/ əpɔɪnˈtɔː, əˈpɔɪntə /

noun

  1. property law a person to whom a power to nominate persons to take property is given by deed or will See also power of appointment

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Etymology

Origin of appointor

First recorded in 1880–85; appoint + -or 2

Example Sentences

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A general power is one which the appointor may exercise in favour of any person he pleases.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various

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