mutuary

English

Etymology

From Latin mutuarius (“mutual”). See mutuation.

Noun

mutuary (plural mutuaries)

  1. (law) One who borrows personal chattels which are to be consumed by him, and which he is to return or repay in kind.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for mutuary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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