devisor

/,devi'zɔ:/

Thân thiện

A lawyer explains the devisor's wishes to the family.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who bequeaths real property through a will: In legal terminology, a "devisor" is specifically someone who creates a will and leaves real estate (land and buildings) to a beneficiary.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The devisor clearly stated in his will that the farm should go to his eldest daughter.
  • As the devisor of the estate, she had the legal right to determine its future ownership.

Advanced Usage

• Legal Context: The term is almost exclusively used in legal contexts concerning wills, estates, and inheritance. The recipient of the real property is called the "devisee."
  • The court examined the intentions of the devisor as expressed in the document.

Variants and Related Words

• Devise (verb): To plan or invent, or in law, to leave real property by will.
  • He devised a new method for the process. (invented)
  • She devised her coastal home to a charity. (bequeathed real estate)
• Devisee (noun): The person who receives real property from a devisor through a will.
  • The devisee took possession of the property after probate.

Synonyms

• Testator/Testatrix: A person who makes a will. (Note: "Testator" is a broader term for any will-maker, while "devisor" specifically bequeaths real property.)
• Bequeather: One who leaves property by will. (This is a more general synonym.)

Notes on Meaning

• The term "devisor" is highly specific to property law. It is not used in general language to mean someone who invents or creates things (which is the meaning of the verb "devise" in non-legal contexts). The related noun for an inventor in general contexts is "deviser."

Học thuật

Noun

1. someone who devises real property in a will