appointor

ap·poin·tor

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-poin-ter; uh-poin-tawr, ap-oin-]
- /əˈpɔɪn tər; ə pɔɪnˈtɔr, ˌæp ɔɪn-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-poin-ter; uh-poin-tawr, ap-oin-]
- /əˈpɔɪn tər; ə pɔɪnˈtɔr, ˌæp ɔɪn-/

Definitions of appointor word

noun appointor a person to whom a power to nominate persons to take property is given by deed or will 3
noun appointor a person given special authority (power of appointment) by a will or deed to dispose of property 3
noun appointor a person who exercises a power of appointment of property. 1
noun appointor (legal) The person who selects the appointee. 1
noun appointor (law) The person who selects the appointee. 0

See all 5 definitions of appointor

Information block about the term

Origin of appointor

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85; appoint + -or2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Appointor

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Appointor

appointor popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

appointor usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer