assignee

[ uh-sahy-nee, as-uh-nee ]

noun

, Law.

1. a person to whom some right or interest is transferred, either for their own enjoyment or in trust.

assignee

/ ˌæsaɪˈniː /

noun

1. law a person to whom some right, interest, or property is transferred
2. history a convict who had undergone assignment

Word History and Origins

Origin of assignee¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English assigne from Middle French, noun use of past participle of assigner “to assign ” ; -ee

Example Sentences

When an assignment of it is made, the assignee may sue in his own name for rent accruing after the assignment.

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This being done, the assignee is to be regarded as the proprietor of the deposit-book.

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The court objected to entertaining the claim until after the choice of an assignee.

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There are now but two men in Court who saw the paper executed, namely, the assignor and the assignee.

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Assignee, a person appointed by another to transact some business, or exercise some particular privilege or power.

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