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adjudicataire

noun
ad·​ju·​di·​ca·​taire | \ə-¦jü-di-kə-¦ter\
plural -s

Definition of adjudicataire 

Canadian law

: a purchaser at a judicial sale

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First Known Use of adjudicataire

1801, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for adjudicataire

French, from Latin adjudicatus + French -aire -ary

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