adstipulator

noun

ad·​stip·​u·​la·​tor

ad-ˈsti-pyə-ˌlā-tər

plural -s

: an additional party made accessory to a promise or contract in order to provide an agent or attorney or to enable a person to make an agreement that would take effect after the person's death

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from adstipulatus + -or

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

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