Willer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Willer is a noun meaning One who wills; who causes by an act of will or willpower.
Meaning
One who wills; who causes by an act of will or willpower.
More Meanings
- One who leaves an inheritance by writing a will.
Example Sentences
[…] he that shall act, or cause that Law to be executed, makes himself the Commander, or willer of it, which was originally the Will of others:
For he sayeth vnto Moses: I wyll haue mercy on whom I haue mercy, and haue compassion on whom I wyl haue compassion. It is not therfore of the wyller, nother of the runner, but of God the shewer of mercy.
For if the actuality of a last will and testament takes effect only with the fact of the death of the willer and testator, then strictly speaking, what decides inheritance is not the will of the giver but his decease.
Bridie! Bridie Kelly! He will never forget the name, ever remember the night, first night, the bridenight. They are entwined in nethermost darkness, the willer with the willed, and in an instant (fiat!) light shall flood the world.
Word Forms
- willers
Synonyms for willer
Depending on context, synonyms include desirer.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include willmaker, will-maker, vower, wanter, welder, free-willer.
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