devisor

[dih-vahy-zer]

de·vi·sor

[dih-vahy-zer]
noun Law.
a person who makes a devise.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English (in general sense “one who devises”) < Anglo-French devisour (Old French deviseur). See devise, -or2
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Devisor is always a great word to know.
So is public domain. Does it mean:
the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation
the status of a literary work or an invention whose copyright or patent has expired or that never had such protection
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devisor (dɪˈvaɪzə)
 
n
property law a person who devises property, esp realty, by will

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