assignee

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

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noun Law.

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

Origin of assignee

1275–1325; Middle English assigne < Middle French, noun use of past participle of assigner to assign; see -ee

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Related Words for assignee

intermediary, surrogate, stand-in, heir, recipient, commissioner, minister, deputy, assistant, worker, broker, promoter, representative, lawyer, operator, operative, officer, handler, ambassador, attorney

Examples from the Web for assignee

Historical Examples of assignee

I 'll make better terms for him than he 'll get by the assignee under the court.
The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly
Charles James Lever
And no one, unless he has such an interest transferred to him, is an assignee.
Practical Pointers for Patentees
Franklin Cresee
Act the fifth and last, winding up the scene: Enter the assignee.
The Wedding Ring
T. De Witt Talmage
The court held that the assignee should have the benefit of the covenant.
The Common Law
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
The firm publishing (p. 316)the book was in the hands of an assignee.
The Building of a Book
Various

British Dictionary definitions for assignee

assignee

noun

law a person to whom some right, interest, or property is transferred

Australian history a convict who had undergone assignment

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Word Origin and History for assignee

early 15c., "one who is appointed to act for another," from Old French assigne, past participle of assignier (see assign).