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settlor

/ˈsɛt.lə/US/ˈsɛt.lɚ/

settlor noun: a person who settles property on express trust for the benefit of beneficiaries.

Noun

settlor (plural settlors)

  1. (trust law) A person who settles property on express trust for the benefit of beneficiaries.
    • Once the trust deed is drawn up and the asset transferred to the trustee, the settlor no longer owns the asset; his personal creditors therefore cannot seize it to satisfy their claims. […]2020, Katharina Pistor, “2: Coding Land”, in The Code of Capital […] , Princeton University Press, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    trustor, grantor, donor

Synonyms of settlor

Forms of settlor

pluralsettlors

Origin of settlor

From settle + -or.

Questions about settlor

What does settlor mean?
Settlor means a person who settles property on express trust for the benefit of beneficiaries.
What part of speech is settlor?
Settlor is a noun.
How do you pronounce settlor?
Settlor is pronounced /ˈsɛt.lɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of settlor?
The plural of settlor is settlors.

Words near settlor in the dictionary

  1. settling times
  2. settling up
  3. settling upon
  4. settling with
  5. settlings
  6. settlor
  7. settlors
  8. Settrington
  9. setts
  10. Setty
  11. Settys

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