dedicatee

[ ded-i-kuh-tee ]

noun

1. a person to whom something is dedicated. dedicated.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dedicatee¹

First recorded in 1750–60; dedicate + -ee

Example Sentences

It is perhaps worth adding that Isabel de Rochechouart seems to have been not merely dedicatee but part author of the first tale.

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