incumbrancer

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noun

One who holds incumbrance, or some legal claim, lien, or charge on an estate.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounincumbrancer (plural incumbrancers)

plural incumbrancers

  1. historicallawOne who holds incumbrance, or some legal claim, lien, or charge on an estate.

    jointress , a tenant by the courtesy , a remainderman and reversioner , a judgment creditor , and every other incumbrancer , unless he be an incumbrancer pendente lite[…]

    1826, James Kent, Commentaries on American Law

    Synonyms: encumbrancer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who holds incumbrance, or some legal claim, lien, or charge on an estate.

Origin

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APA

incumbrancer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incumbrancer

MLA

“incumbrancer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incumbrancer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incumbrancer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incumbrancer.

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