Auctor
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In Roman Law. An auctioneer. In auction sales, a spear was fixed upright in the forum, besides which the seller took his stand; hence goods thus sold were said to be sold sub hasta under the spear. The catalogue of goods was on tablets called auetionwriae. In Old French Law. A plaintiff. See "Actor."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In the Roman law. An auctioneer.
In the civil law. A grantor or vendor of any kind.
In old French law. A plaintiff. Kelli am.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
auctour, I fr. A plaintiff.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Auctour, L. Fr. [from Lat. actor, q. v.] A plaintiff. Kelham,