legatorn.

Brit.

/lᵻˈɡeɪtə/, U.S.

/ləˈɡeɪdər/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin lēgātor.

Etymology: < classical Latin lēgātor person who leaves a legacy < lēgāt- , past participial stem of lēgāre legate v. + -or -or suffix. Compare Middle French legateur (1479; rare). Compare earlier legatary n.

A person who gives something by will; a testator.

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society > law > transfer of property > testamentary disposition > [noun] > testator

testator1447

bequeatherc1503

devisor1528

legator1638

testate1864

1638 T. Gataker St. Stevens Last Will & Test. 1 The Legator, or the partie bequeathing; blessed Steven, now suffering for Christs cause.

1651 W. G. tr. J. Cowell Inst. Lawes Eng. ii. xvi. 132 A Legator may make a Substitution Pupillary.

1687 J. Dryden Hind & Panther ii. 53 A fair estate, Bequeath'd by some Legator's last intent.

1711 S. H. Do No Right iii. 115 Sometimes they have a Fellow-feeling with the Legatees, which they don't much scruple when the Legator is past hope of Recovery.

1800 J. Moore Mordaunt III. lxxii. 79 His whole fortune is left to another, with the exception of a few legacies to poor relations, and one hundred pounds to me, to purchase a mourning ring.—Curse the legacy and the legator!

1852 J. R. McCulloch Treat. Taxation (ed. 2) ii. vi. §3 298 The greater number of legators might..have defeated the tax.

1913 H. E. Goldin tr. Mishnah i. 22 A will, however, may be revoked by the legator.

1999 Church Times 19 Mar. 12/3 The Missions to Seamen say the one thing legators never tell you is why they left you the money.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	legator
释义	legatorn. Brit. /lᵻˈɡeɪtə/, U.S. /ləˈɡeɪdər/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin lēgātor. Etymology: < classical Latin lēgātor person who leaves a legacy < lēgāt- , past participial stem of lēgāre legate v. + -or -or suffix. Compare Middle French legateur (1479; rare). Compare earlier legatary n. A person who gives something by will; a testator. ΘΚΠ society > law > transfer of property > testamentary disposition > [noun] > testator testator1447 bequeatherc1503 devisor1528 legator1638 testate1864 1638 T. Gataker St. Stevens Last Will & Test. 1 The Legator, or the partie bequeathing; blessed Steven, now suffering for Christs cause. 1651 W. G. tr. J. Cowell Inst. Lawes Eng. ii. xvi. 132 A Legator may make a Substitution Pupillary. 1687 J. Dryden Hind & Panther ii. 53 A fair estate, Bequeath'd by some Legator's last intent. 1711 S. H. Do No Right iii. 115 Sometimes they have a Fellow-feeling with the Legatees, which they don't much scruple when the Legator is past hope of Recovery. 1800 J. Moore Mordaunt III. lxxii. 79 His whole fortune is left to another, with the exception of a few legacies to poor relations, and one hundred pounds to me, to purchase a mourning ring.—Curse the legacy and the legator! 1852 J. R. McCulloch Treat. Taxation (ed. 2) ii. vi. §3 298 The greater number of legators might..have defeated the tax. 1913 H. E. Goldin tr. Mishnah i. 22 A will, however, may be revoked by the legator. 1999 Church Times 19 Mar. 12/3 The Missions to Seamen say the one thing legators never tell you is why they left you the money. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1638
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