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cessionary

[sesh-uh-ner-ee]
noun, plural ces·sion·ar·ies. Law.
  1. an assignee or grantee.
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Origin of cessionary

1605–15; < Medieval Latin cessiōnārius, equivalent to cessiōn- cession + -ārius -ary
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British Dictionary definitions for cessionary

cessionary

noun plural -aries
  1. law a person to whom something is transferred; assignee; grantee
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