adjudicataire

noun

ad·​ju·​di·​ca·​taire

ə-¦jü-di-kə-¦ter

plural -s

Canadian law

: a purchaser at a judicial sale

Word History

Etymology

French, from Latin adjudicatus + French -aire -ary

First Known Use

1801, in the meaning defined above

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