allottee

American  

[uh-lot-ee] / ə lɒtˈi /

Sometimes allotee

noun

1. a person or company that is allotted a share or portion of something, especially land, money, or corporate shares.

   Despite the plea bargain with the owners of the Housing Society, not a single penny of the settlement has yet been distributed among the allottees.

2. U.S. one of the Indigenous owners of land on a reservation, or the legal heir of such a person.

   Conversations continue with the Navajo allottees to protect their rights to develop their lands as they see fit.

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allottee British  

/ əlɒtˈiː /

noun

1. a person to whom something is allotted

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Etymology

Origin of allottee

First recorded in 1840–50; allot + -ee

Example Sentences

Under the original statute, the U.S. government held Indian allotments, which measured roughly 160 acres per person, in trust for 25 years before each Indian allottee could receive clear title.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2023

“That’s your connection to Mother Earth, and the homestead is a spiritual place,” says Daniel Tso, a Navajo allottee and former Navajo councilor.

From The Guardian • Nov. 8, 2017

Let the allottee then hold his lot upon the conditions which we have mentioned.

From Laws by Jowett, Benjamin

Upon the death of one leader another was elected, so upon the death of the allottee of a piece of land it reverted to the state.

From Landholding in England by Fisher, Joseph, the younger, of Youghal