Meaning

1 senses
  1. A person who settles property on express trust for the benefit of beneficiaries.

    (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

Origin

From settle + -or.

From settle + -or.

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Forms

plural: settlors
Singularsettlor
Pluralsettlors

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (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:trustor

Word family

2 related words

See also

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