abator

/əˈbeɪt.ɚ/

ƏBEꞮT · ɚ (2 syllables)

English Noun

Definition

a person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee

Etymology

From abate (“to enter without right after the owner dies and before the heir takes over”) + -or. From Anglo-Norman.