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incumbrancer

incumbrancer noun: one who holds incumbrance, or some legal claim, lien, or charge on an estate.

Noun

incumbrancer (plural incumbrancers)

  1. (historical) One who holds incumbrance, or some legal claim, lien, or charge on an estate.
    • jointress , a tenant by the courtesy , a remainderman and reversioner , a judgment creditor , and every other incumbrancer , unless he be an incumbrancer pendente lite[…]1826, James Kent, Commentaries on American Law
    Synonyms:
    encumbrancer

Synonyms of incumbrancer

Forms of incumbrancer

pluralincumbrancers

Origin of incumbrancer

From incumbrance + -er.

Questions about incumbrancer

What does incumbrancer mean?
Incumbrancer means one who holds incumbrance, or some legal claim, lien, or charge on an estate.
What part of speech is incumbrancer?
Incumbrancer is a noun.
What is the plural of incumbrancer?
The plural of incumbrancer is incumbrancers.

Words near incumbrancer in the dictionary

  1. incumberingly
  2. incumberment
  3. incumberments
  4. incumbers
  5. incumbrance
  6. incumbrancer
  7. incumbrancers
  8. incumbrances
  9. incumbrous
  10. incunable
  11. incunables

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