cessionary

American

[sesh-uh-ner-ee] / ˈsɛʃ əˌnɛr i /

noun

Law.

an assignee or grantee.

cessionary British

/ ˈsɛʃənərɪ /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

cessionaries

plural

Etymology

Origin of cessionary

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

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