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lessor

[les-awr, le-sawr] Example Sentences Origin

les·sor

[les-awr, le-sawr]
noun
a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English lesso(u)r < Anglo-French. See lease1, -or2

lesser, lessor.
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Lessor is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
Example Sentences
  • It is also a lessor of rail cars and truck trailers.
  • Increase employment, albeit at a lessor lifestyle, and reduce the real debt.
  • Any value is a product of lessor values, and visa versa.
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lessor (ˈlɛsɔː, lɛˈsɔː)
 
n
a person who grants a lease of property

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lessor
late 15c., from Anglo-Fr. lessor (late 13c.), from verb lesser (see lease).
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