lessor

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈlɛsɔr/ UK /lɛˈsɔː/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

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noun
a person who grants a lease of property to another

The lessor agreed to repair the roof before the tenant moved in.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a person who grants a lease... landlordleaserownergrantor

Opposites

lessee tenant

Word family

Related forms lease lessee leaseholder

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman lessor, agent form of lesser ('to let, lease'), from Old French laissier, from Latin laxāre ('to loosen, release').

laissier Old French laxāre Latin

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# lessor

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈlɛsɔr
**IPA (UK):** lɛˈsɔː

## Meanings
1. a person who grants a lease of property to another

## Examples
- The lessor agreed to repair the roof before the tenant moved in.

## Synonyms
- landlord
- leaser
- owner
- grantor

## Antonyms
- lessee
- tenant

## Related Forms
- lease
- lessee
- leaseholder

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: laissier
- Root: laxāre

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman lessor, agent form of lesser ('to let, lease'), from Old French laissier, from Latin laxāre ('to loosen, release').

## AI Etymology
Lessor comes from Anglo-Norman lessor, agent form of lesser ('to let, lease'), from Old French laissier, from Latin laxāre ('to loosen, release'). The etymological trail includes Old French laissier, Latin laxāre. The same word family includes lease, lessee, leaseholder. Its current noun use means "a person who grants a lease of property to another".

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- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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