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obligator

noun

Etymology

From obligate + -or.

  1. borrowed from obligātus
  2. inherited from obligat — “bound (by any obligation), obliged”
  3. inherited from obligat
  4. suffixed as obligator — “obligate + or”

Definitions

  1. One who establishes an obligation under law

    • It should here be explained that in this form of natural-law theory, there is a distinction between the "obligator" who puts us under the obligation to do our duty, and the beneficiary of this duty.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA