promisor

[prom-uh-sawr, prom-uh-sawr]

prom·i·sor

[prom-uh-sawr, prom-uh-sawr]
noun Law.
a person who makes a promise.

Origin:
1840–50; promise + -or2
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Promisor is always a great word to know.
So is privy. Does it mean:
an instrument, issued by a magistrate, authorizing an officer to make an arrest, seize property, make a search, or carry a judgment into execution
a person participating directly in or having a derivative interest in a legal transaction
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promisor (ˌprɒmɪˈsɔː, ˈprɒmɪˌsɔː)
 
n
contract law Compare promisee a person who makes a promise

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