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pledgor

[plej-awr]

noun Law.

a person who deposits personal property as a pledge.

Origin:
pledge + -or²

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pledgor, pledgeor or pledger (plɛdʒˈɔː, ˈplɛdʒə)

—n
	a person who gives or makes a pledge

pledgeor, pledgeor or pledger

—n

pledger, pledgeor or pledger

—n

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