The word grantor is used in the legal context to designate the one who grants, which grants.
The word granted, in turn, designates who is the beneficiary of a bestowal, the one who receives.
A grant can be the declaration of a legal act recognized by an official of public law or a granting of decision-making power, from one person to another.
meaning of grantor
A grantor is a person who grants something (rights, authorizations, etc.) through a public deed, a purchase and sale agreement or any other type of contract.
It is a word widely used in the legal context, especially with regard to powers of attorney.
A power of attorney is the document in which a person grants another authorization to deal with something on their behalf, whether to perform acts or to manage interests.
In legal contracts, the parties are the parties involved in a negotiation.
The number of parties to a contract is identified by assigning an ordinal number; the 1st party is the contracting party and the 2nd party is the contracted party.
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meaning of grantee
The grantee is a person who benefits from a grant.
Grantee is the term used to designate a person who receives from another person a right, authorization or power to decide on her behalf or to represent her in a given situation.
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Difference between grantor and grantee
The difference between grantee and grantor is related to the role of each within a legal context.
It should be noted that, although both words designate related ideas, one is not synonymous with the other.
The grantor is the person who grants, who consents.
The bestowed, in turn, is the one who has something granted to him; is the one who receives.
Example
Person X lives outside their country of origin, passes a power of attorney so that person Y can handle the closing of their bank account.
In the exemplified case, person X is granting person Y an authorization to deal with his business at the bank, that is, to manage his interests. Therefore, X is the grantor and Y o granted.
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