obligator

English

Etymology

From obligate +‎ -or.

Noun

obligator (plural obligators)

1. (law) One who establishes an obligation under law
   • 1993, Michael J. Lacey, Knud Haakonssen, A culture of rights: the Bill of Rights in philosophy, politics, and law, page 29:

     It should here be explained that in this form of natural-law theory, there is a distinction between the "obligator" who puts us under the obligation to do our duty, and the beneficiary of this duty.

Coordinate terms

• agent
• beneficiary
• obligatee

See also

• obligor

Latin

Verb

obligātor

1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of obligō

Romanian

Adjective

obligator m or n (feminine singular obligatoare, masculine plural obligatori, feminine and neuter plural obligatoare)

1. Alternative form of obligatoriu

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	obligator		obligatoare		obligatori	obligatoare
	definite	obligatorul		obligatoarea		obligatorii	obligatoarele
genitive- dative	indefinite	obligator		obligatoare		obligatori	obligatoare
	definite	obligatorului		obligatoarei		obligatorilor	obligatoarelor