A person or entity that holds a legal claim on someone else's property, such as a mortgage lender.
From encumbrance (legal burden) + -er suffix, a legal term for one who places or holds an encumbrance on property.
Your bank is technically an encumbrancer of your house—they have a legal claim to it until you pay off the mortgage. It's why they can foreclose if you don't pay.
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