a person who transfers property to another
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al•ien•or
(āl′yə nər, ā′lē ə-, āl′yə nôr′, ā′lē ə-),USA pronunciation n. [Law.]
- Lawa person who transfers property.
- Late Latin aliēnātor. See alienate, -tor
- Anglo-French (compare French aliéneur)
- 1545–55; obsolete alien (verb, verbal), Middle English alienen + -or2; replacing alienour
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