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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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CEDENT, n. One who assigns or makes over property to another, “an assignor” (Sc. 1782 J. Sinclair Ob. Sc. Dial. 216); “the person who executes a deed of resignation” (Sc. 1825 Jam.²). A term in Sc. law.Sc. 1754 J. Erskine Princ. Law Scot. Bk. iii. Tit. 5. Par. 5:
Diligence, which has been raised in the name of the cedent, cannot be executed by the messenger in the assigney's name.Ayr. 1706 Arch. & Hist. Coll. Ayr. & Wgt. IV. 213: 
She promised payment to the said pursewer or his cedent.