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/di vuy"zeuhr/, n. Law.a person who makes a devise.[1400-50; late ME (in general sense "one who devises") < AF devisour (OF deviseur). See DEVISE, -OR2]
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devisor — index donor, feoffor, grantor, maker, transferor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Devisor — De*vis or, n. (Law) One who devises, or gives real estate by will; a testator; correlative to devisee. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
devisor — [dev΄ə zôr′, di vī′zôr΄] n. [Anglo Fr devisour] Law a person who devises property; testator … English World dictionary
devisor — noun Date: 1543 one who devises property in a will … New Collegiate Dictionary
devisor — noun testator See Also: devise … Wiktionary
devisor — de·vi·sor || ‚devɪ zÉ”Ë n. one who makes a will … English contemporary dictionary
devisor — visored … Anagrams dictionary
devisor — dev·i·sor … English syllables
devisor — de•vi•sor [[t]dɪˈvaɪ zər[/t]] n. law a person who makes a devise • Etymology: 1535–45; < AF … From formal English to slang
devisor — /dəˈvaɪzə/ (say duh vuyzuh) noun Law someone who makes a devise …
