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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ABATOR

n.A person who enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ABATOR

ABATOR A *ba "tor, n. (Law )

 

Defn: (a ) One who abates a nuisance. (b ) A person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee. Blackstone.