devisor
devisor. One who disposes of property (usu. real property) in a will. [Cases: Wills 1. C.J.S. Wills §§ 1, 3, 174.]
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ex gravi querela
ex gravi querela (eks gray-vI kw[schwa]-ree-l[schwa]). [Latin “from or on the grievous complaint”] Hist. A writ that lay for a person to whom any lands or tenements in fee were devised by will (within any city, town, or borough in which lands were devisable by custom), against an heir of the devisor who entered and
lapsed devise
A devise that fails because the devisor outlives the named recipient. — Also termed failed devise; failed gift.