Factor

fak′tor, n. a doer or transactor of busine for another: one who buys and sells goods for others, on commi ion: ( Scot. ) an agent managing heritable estates for another: ( math. ) one of two or more parts, which, when multiplied together, result in a given number—e.g. 6 and 4 are factors of 24: an element in the composition of anything, or in bringing about a certain result.— ns. Fac′torage , the fees or commi ion of a factor.— adj. Factō′rial , of or pertaining to a factor.— v.t. Fac′torise ( U.S. ), to warn not to pay or give up goods: to attach the effects of a debtor in the hands of a third person.— ns. Fac′torship ; Fac′tory , a manufactory: a trading settlement in a distant country.— Judicial factor , a person appointed by the Court to manage the estate of a person under some incapacity. [L.,— facĕre .]