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 his or her own enjoyment or in trust.

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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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Examples from the Web for assignee

A proprietor has been construed by the courts to mean merely an assignee of a qualified author.
Copyright: Its History and Its Law|Richard Rogers Bowker
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
Joslin, when quite a young man, had been the assignee of his employer, who hoped to find in him a pliant tool.
The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862|Various
If an assignee of a copyright fail to print a proper notice he will have no remedy even against his assignor for infringement.
A Treatise Upon the Law of Copyright in the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the Crown,|E. J. MacGillivray

Assignee—The person to whom the property or business is transferred.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 4|Various

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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Word Origin and History for assignee

assignee

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