noun
pledgee; pawnee
Legal term for the person who receives a pledge or collateral in a secured transaction. Used in civil law contexts.
質権者は、債務者が返済しない場合に担保を処分できる。
The pledgee can dispose of the collateral if the debtor fails to repay.
The pledgor (person who gives the pledge), opposite of 質権者.
Compound of 質権 (pledge right) + 者 (person).