abator
a·ba·tor
abator · abators
A person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last…A person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee
US/əˈbeɪt.ə/
Meaning
2 sensesA person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee
One who abates, ends, or does away with a nuisance
a person who abates a nuisance
Origin
From abate (“to enter without right after the owner dies and before the heir takes over”)From abate (“to enter without right after the owner dies and before the heir takes over”) + -or. From Anglo-Norman.
From abate (“do away with”) + -or. From Middle English, from Old French.
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