settlor
noun
set·tlor
ˈse-tᵊl-ˌȯr 
ˈset-ˌlȯr
: one that makes a settlement or creates a trust of property
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Take the duress clause, for example, designed to protect assets if the founder or settlor is ever placed under undue pressure.
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The trust operates as a substitute will, directing how the trust assets are to be distributed after the settlors pass away.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Harsh Patel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The trust operates as a substitute will, directing how the trust assets are to be distributed after the settlors pass away.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Settlor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/settlor. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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settlor
noun
set·tlor
ˈset-ˌlȯr, ˈset-ᵊl-ˌȯr
: a person who creates a trust compare beneficiary sense a, trustee sense 2a
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