devisee
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Devise, in legal usage, is property used to denote a gift by will of real property, and he to whom it is given is called the devisee.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
Or, if the land has been given to a devisee, he can require the executor or administrator to pay the mortgage.
From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney
He did it to oblige my respected uncle, leaving blanks for the name of the devisee, not liking to make a will so very decidedly in favour of his own son.
From The Two Admirals by Cooper, James Fenimore
If a testator devises mortgaged land, is the devisee or person who receives the land also entitled to the money due from the mortgagor?
From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney
The devisee, by the will, acted very strangely about the property.
From The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 by Various
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