institor
noun
in·sti·tor
ˈinztəˌtȯ(ə)r,
ˈin(t)stə-
plural -s
: a person (as the manager of a commercial or manufacturing business, a broker, factor, or commission agent) to whom the transaction of some business is committed as agent to such a degree as to bind the principal —used chiefly in Roman and civil law
institorial adjective
¦⸗⸗¦tōrēəl
Word History
Etymology
Latin, from instit- (perfect stem of insistere to occupy a place in, stand upon, persist) + -or
- get up on the wrong side of the bed
- get up someone's nose
- get what's coming to one
- get wind of
- get with it
- get with the program
- get with the times
- get wrong
- get your ass back here
- get your oar in
- get-go
- get-goes
- get-of-sire
- get-together
- get-togethers
- get-tough
- get-up-and-go
- get/be caught in a storm
- get/be shot of
- get/catch some sun
- get/find one's bearings
- get/go back to (the) basics
- get/go back to nature
- get/have a handle on
- get/have a line on