Abator

Pronunciation

• GenAm IPA: /əˈbeɪt.É™/, /əˈbeɪt.Éš/

abate("to enter without right after the owner dies and before the heir takes over") + -or.

MW3 1976

From Anglo-Norman.

Full definition of abator

Noun

1. (legal) A person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee. Mid 16^th century.

abate("do away with") + -or.

From Middle English, from Old French.

Noun

1. (legal) One who abates, ends, or does away with a nuisance. Late 16^th century.

Related terms

• abatement

Anagrams

• robata