English edit

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Etymology edit

From Russian аренда́тор (arendátor), from Latin arendator, arrendator, from arendare, arrendare (to pay rent), from arenda (yearly rent), from ad + renda (whence French rente, English rent). Compare arrentation and rent.

Noun edit

arendator (plural arendators)

  1. (historical) In the Russian Empire, a person who farmed local rents or revenues.
    • 1799, William Tooke, A View of the Russian Empire during the Reign of Catharine II and to the close of the present Century:
      The arendator collects the stated imposts merely from the boors, which amount to no great matter

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

From arenda +‎ -tor.

Noun edit

arendator m (plural arendatori)

  1. leaser

Declension edit

References edit

  • arendator in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN