abator

Meaning

a person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee

Translations

Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈbeɪt.ə/
Etymology

In summary

From abate (“to enter without right after the owner dies and before the heir takes over”) + -or. From Anglo-Norman.

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