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Definition of Promisor
1. Noun. A person who makes a promise.
Generic synonyms: Communicator
Specialized synonyms: Vower
Derivative terms: Promise, Promise, Promise
Definition of Promisor
1. n. One who engages or undertakes; a promiser.
Definition of Promisor
1. Noun. (legal) One who engages or undertakes; a promiser. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Promisor
1. one that promises [n -S] - See also: promises
Lexicographical Neighbors of Promisor
Literary usage of Promisor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Law of Contracts by Samuel Williston, Clarence Martin Lewis (1920)
"Moreover, if in any true sense the promisor waived performance of the condition,
the promisee would become entitled to the full performance which the ..."
2. The Law of Contracts by William Herbert Page (1920)
"Death of joint promisor. At common law, the death of a joint promisor discharged
his estate and left the survivors liable for the entire amount of the ..."
3. Principles of the Law of Contract: With a Chapter on the Law of Agency by William Reynell Anson, Arthur Linton Corbin (1919)
"No notice of his assent by the beneficiary to the promisor is necessary.2 Prior
to assent by the beneficiary the promisee may perhaps have the power to ..."
4. Principles of Contract at Law and in Equity: A Treatise on the General by Frederick Pollock, Gustavus Henry Wald, Samuel Williston (1906)
"If the promisor fails to keep his promise to pay the debt, he is liable to the
promisee to the full amount of the debt;44 and unless the promise can bear ..."
5. The Law of Suretyship: Covering Personal Suretyship, Commercial Guaranties by Arthur Adelbert Stearns (1922)
"It may be doubted whether it is equitable that a promisor should be ... Gaines,
87 promisor in suretyship. Rogers v». Ky. 597; 9 SW 396; O'Howell vs. ..."
6. The Foundations of Legal Liability: A Presentation of the Theory and by Thomas Atkins Street (1906)
"First to be noted is the principle that a mere benefit to the promisor is not a
sufficient ... The idea that a benefit to the promisor may be a sufficient ..."
7. Principles of Contract: A Treatise on the General Principles Concerning the by Frederick Pollock (1889)
"Default of On the other hand, where the promisor is prevented discharges from
performing his contract or any part of it by the de- ..."
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