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pledgor

American  
[plej-awr] / plɛdʒˈɔr /

noun

Law.

  1. a person who deposits personal property as a pledge.

pledgor British  
/ plɛdʒˈɔː, ˈplɛdʒə /

noun

  1. a person who gives or makes a pledge

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Etymology

Origin of pledgor

pledge + -or 2

Example Sentences

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In other cases, if the record remains unchanged, the pledgor can vote the stock.

From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney

But if the pledgor has transferred his right to vote the stock, he cannot ask a court to restore his right to vote it until the purpose for which it was pledged has been satisfied.

From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney

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