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

Word History and Origins

Origin of abandonee¹

First recorded in 1840–50; abandon + -ee

Example Sentences

Une locomotive abandonée devant Thiepval.

From Project Gutenberg

L'opinion de Lamarck est aujourd'hui abandonee par tous les naturalistes qui ont etudie sagement les modifications possibles des etres organises...

From Project Gutenberg