significator

noun

sig·​nif·​i·​ca·​tor

-ˌkātə(r),

-ātə-

plural -s

: one that signifies or foreshows

specifically : a planet that rules a house in a horoscope

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin, from Latin significatus + -or

First Known Use

1554, in the meaning defined above

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