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settlor

noun
/ˈsɛt.lɚ/US/ˈsɛt.lə/UK

Etymology

From settle + -or.

  1. derived from saht
  2. inherited from sahtlian
  3. inherited from sahtlen
  4. derived from setl
  5. inherited from setlan — “to settle, seat, put to rest”
  6. inherited from setlen
  7. suffixed as settlor — “settle + or”

Definitions

  1. 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. […]

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