ce·dent
| \ ˈsēdᵊnt \
plural cedents
Definition of cedent
1
also cedens \
ˈsēˌdenz
\ plural cedents also cedentes
: an assignor of a debt or claim
2
Scots law
: an assignor of property or claims by a deed of conveyance
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