1. Plural of distrainor; persons or entities that seize property or goods as security for payment of a debt or obligation, typically under legal authority.
Usage: legal/formal; chiefly British English; archaic or specialized in modern usage

Examples

• The distrainors arrived at the property to collect unpaid taxes.
• Under medieval law, distrainors had the right to seize livestock as payment for debts.
• The landlord's distrainors took possession of the tenant's goods.
• Distrainors must follow strict legal procedures when seizing assets.
• The court appointed distrainors to enforce the judgment against the debtor.