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PLEDGOR
Etymology
Noun
pledgor (plural pledgors)
Alternative spelling of pledger
(legal) One who engages in or makes a pledge to a pledgee.
Anagrams
• leg drop
Source: Wiktionary
Pledge*or", Pledg*or", n. (Law)
Definition: One who pledges, or delivers anything in pledge; a pledger; -- opposed to Ant: pledgee.
Note: This word analogically requires the e after g, but the spelling pledgor is perhaps commoner.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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