exercitor
noun
ex·er·ci·tor
variants or exercitor maris
-ˈma(a)rə̇s
plural -s
civil & Scots law
: the one (such as owner, charterer, or mortgagee in possession) to whom the profits of a ship belong at a particular time
Word History
Etymology
exercitor from Latin, exerciser, from exercitus (past participle of exercēre to drive on, keep busy) + -or; exercitor maris from New Latin, literally, exerciser of the sea