Pronunciations (4)
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/ˈsɛt.lɚ/
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/ˈsɛt.l̩.ɚ/
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- General-American
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/ˈsɛt.lə/
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- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈsɛt.l̩.ə/
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- Received-Pronunciation
Noun
A person who settles property on express trust for the benefit of beneficiaries.
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Once the trust deed is drawn up and the asset transferred to the trustee, the settlor no longer owns the asset; his personal creditors therefore cannot seize it to satisfy their claims. […]
Noun
(law) a person who creates a trust by giving real or personal property in trust to a trustee for the benefit of a beneficiary; a person who gives such property is said to settle it on the trustee
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