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covenantee
[ kuhv-uh-nuhn-tee, -nan- ]
covenantee
/ ˌkʌvənənˈtiː /
noun
- the person to whom the promise in a covenant is made
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Word History and Origins
Origin of covenantee1
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Example Sentences
It was held that he could not recover, because he was not privy in estate with the original covenantee.
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Only privies in estate with the original covenantee can have the benefit of covenants for title.
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The assign, as in warranty, came in under the old covenant with the first covenantee, not by any new right of his own.
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It has already been shown that covenants for title, like warranties, went only to successors of the original covenantee.
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If the covenant was to be approached from the side of contract, the heir was party to it as representing the covenantee.
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