legator

le·ga·tor

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [li-gey-ter, leg-uh-tawr]
- /lɪˈgeɪ tər, ˌlɛg əˈtɔr/
- /lɪˈgeɪtə /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [li-gey-ter, leg-uh-tawr]
- /lɪˈgeɪ tər, ˌlɛg əˈtɔr/

Definitions of legator word

noun legator a person who bequeaths; a testator. 1
noun legator A testator, especially one who leaves a legacy. 1
noun legator a person who gives a legacy or makes a bequest 0
noun legator one who bequeaths legacies; testator 0

See all 4 definitions of legator

Information block about the term

Origin of legator

First appearance:

before 1645

One of the 44% oldest English words

1645-55; < Latin lēgātor one who bequeaths, equivalent to lēgā(re) to bequeath, depute + -tor -tor

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Legator

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Legator

legator popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

legator usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer