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assignee

[ uh-sahy-nee, as-uh-nee ]
/ ə saɪˈni, ˌæs əˈni /
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noun Law.
a person to whom some right or interest is transferred, either for their own enjoyment or in trust.
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Origin of assignee

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

Words nearby assignee

assignat, assignation, assigned counsel, assigned risk, assigned sex, assignee, assignment, assignor, assimilable, assimilate, assimilation
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Words related to assignee

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

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British Dictionary definitions for assignee

assignee
/ (ˌæsaɪˈniː) /
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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