mutuary
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin mutuarius (“mutual”). See mutuation.
Noun
[edit]mutuary (plural mutuaries)
- (law) One who borrows personal chattels which are to be consumed by him, and which he is to return or repay in kind[1]
References
[edit]- ^ John Bouvier (1839) “MUTUARY”, in A Law Dictionary, […], volumes II (L–Z), Philadelphia, Pa.: T. & J. W. Johnson, […], successors to Nicklin & Johnson, […], →OCLC.
- “mutuary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.