cessionary

[ sesh-uh-ner-ee ]

/ ˈsɛʃ əˌnɛr i /

noun, plural ces·sion·ar·ies. Law.

an assignee or grantee.

Nearby words

cess, cessation, cessative, cesser, cession, cessionary, cesspipe, cesspit, cesspool, cesta, cestan-chenais syndrome

Origin of cessionary

1605–15; < Medieval Latin cessiōnārius, equivalent to cessiōn- cession + -ārius -ary

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British Dictionary definitions for cessionary

cessionary

/ (ˈsɛʃənərɪ) /

noun plural -aries

law a person to whom something is transferred; assignee; grantee

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