Suitor
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
One who is a party to a suit or action in court; one who is a party to an action. In its ancient sense, "suitor" meant one who was bound to attend the county court; also, one who formed part of the secta,