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abandonee

[ uh-ban-duh-nee ]

noun

  1. the party to whom a right or property is abandoned abandoned by another, especially an insurer to whom a property has been relinquished.
  2. a person who has been abandoned.


abandonee

/ əˌbændəˈniː /

noun

  1. law a person to whom something is formally relinquished, esp an insurer having the right to salvage a wreck
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of abandonee1

First recorded in 1840–50; abandon + -ee

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abandonedAbandon hope, all ye who enter here