Founder
Defined in 7 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
One who endows an Institution; one who makes a gift of revenues to a corporation. 10 Coke, 33; 1 Sharswood, Bl. Comm. 481. In England, the king is said to be the founder of all civil corporations; and where there is an act of incorporation, he is called the "general founder," and he who endows is called the "perficient founder." 1 Sharswood, Bl. Comm. 481.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
One who endows an InstltiV' tion. One who makes a gift of revenues to a corporation. 10 Co. 33; 1 Bla. Com. 481. In England, the king is said to be the founder of all civil corporations; and where there is an act of lncoi*poration, he is called the general founder, and he who endows is called the perficient founder. 1 Bla. Com. 481.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
One who endows a corporation, or gives the revenues or funds for its establishment; one who gives a corporation its existence by incorporating it
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The person whu endows an eleemosynary corporation or institution, or supplies the funds for its establishment.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
[L. Lat. fundator.] One who endows a corporation, or gives the revenues or funds for its establishment. 1 Bl. Com. 481. 2 Kent's Com. 303. One who gives a corporation its existence by incorporating it. In England, the king is the general founder of all colleges and hospitals. 1 Bl. Com. 481. See Fundator.