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adstipulator

noun
ad·​stip·​u·​la·​tor | \ ad-ˈsti-pyə-ˌlā-tər\
plural -s

Definition of adstipulator

: an additional party made accessory to a promise or contract in order to provide an agent or attorney or to enable a person to make an agreement that would take effect after the person's death

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First Known Use of adstipulator

1842, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for adstipulator

Latin, from adstipulatus + -or

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