institor

noun

in·​sti·​tor

ˈinztəˌtȯ(ə)r,

ˈin(t)stə-

plural -s

: a person (as the manager of a commercial or manufacturing business, a broker, factor, or commission agent) to whom the transaction of some business is committed as agent to such a degree as to bind the principal

—used chiefly in Roman and civil law

institorial

¦⸗⸗¦tōrēəl

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from instit- (perfect stem of insistere to occupy a place in, stand upon, persist) + -or

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