A·r'en-dā'tor, n.

n. [L. Lat. arendator, arrendator, from arendare, arrendare, to pay rent, from arenda, yearly rent, from ad and renda, Pr. renda and renta, Fr. rente, Sp. renta, It. rendita, from Lat. reddita, pl. of redditum, redditus, p. p. of reddere, to give back, render, yield, produce, from re-, back, and dare, to give. The insertion of an n in this word is very old. Sw. arrende, Russ. arenda, equiv. to L. Lat. arrenda. Cf. ARRENTATION.] A farmer of the farms or rents in some parts of Russia; one who contracts with the crown for the rents of the farms.

☞ A person who rents an estate belonging to the crown is called crown-arrendator. Arenda is a term used both for the estate let to farm, and the sum for which it is rented. Tooke.