settlor

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settlor

/ˈsɛt.lɚ/ US
/ˈsɛt.l̩.ɚ/ US
/ˈsɛt.lə/ UK
/ˈsɛt.l̩.ə/ UK

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noun settlors

A person who settles property on express trust for the benefit of beneficiaries. Once the trust deed is drawn up and the asset transferred to the trustee, the settlor no longer owns the asset; his personal creditors therefore cannot seize it to satisfy their claims. […]
Similar: trustor, grantor, donor

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@misc{settlor_2026,
  title = {settlor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/settlor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}