abator

Meaning

Noun

  • a person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee
  • one who abates, ends, or does away with a nuisance

Origin

  • From abate + -or. From Anglo-Norman.
  • From abate + -or. From Middle English, from Old French.

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