assignor

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noun

The person or party that makes an assignment.

OriginEnglish assign ← Middle English assignen ← Old French assigner →
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Meanings

nounassignor (plural assignors)

plural assignors

  1. lawThe person or party that makes an assignment.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  6. Proto-Italic*segnom
  7. Proto-Italic*segnāō
  8. Latinsignō
  9. Latinassignō
  10. Old Frenchassigner
  11. Middle Englishassignen
  12. Englishassign
  13. Englishassignor

From assign + -or.

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Translations

Dutch cedent
  • cedentmaker of an assignment
French cédant
  • cédantmaker of an assignment
German Zedent, Abtretende
  • Zedentmaker of an assignment
  • Abtretendemaker of an assignment
Italian cedente
  • cedentemaker of an assignment
Māori kaituku
  • kaitukumaker of an assignment
Polish zbywającego, cedenta
  • zbywającegomaker of an assignment
  • cedentamaker of an assignment
Spanish cedente
  • cedentemaker of an assignment
Swedish tillsättare
  • tillsättaremaker of an assignment
Welsh aseiniwr
  • aseiniwrmaker of an assignment
Cite this entry
APA

assignor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assignor

MLA

“assignor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assignor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “assignor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assignor.

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