owner

own·er n: one with an interest in and often dominion over property: as

a: legal owner in this entry

b: one with the right to exclusive use, control, or possession of property

c: a purchaser under a contract for the sale of real property see also equitable owner in this entry

beneficial owner

1: one holding a beneficial interest in a trust compare beneficial interest at interest 1

2: one enjoying the benefit of property of which another is the legal owner

was the beneficial owner of property held by the parent corporation

3: one who has or shares the power to control the voting or investment of stock

was considered the beneficial owner of stock held by her minor children

equitable owner: one (as a beneficiary of a trust) who is considered to have rights or obligations of an owner regardless of legal title on the ground of equity

do not have legal title but, upon execution of the contract, they became equitable owners and have power to sue to protect their land — Dessen v. Jones, 551 N.E.2d 782 (1990)

legal owner: one who has legal title to property; broadly: one determined by law to own property

a dispute over who is legal owner of the money

naked owner in the civil law of Louisiana: an owner of property burdened by a usufruct

a usufructuary possesses the usufruct for himself and the thing for the naked owner — Louisiana Civil Code

record owner: one who is the owner of property (as land or stock) according to current appropriate records

received a tax bill as record owner of the land – called also owner of record;