covenantee

American  

[kuhv-uh-nuhn-tee, -nan-] / ˌkʌv ə nənˈti, -næn- /

noun

1. a person to whom something is promised in a covenant.

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covenantee British  

/ ˌkʌvənənˈtiː /

noun

1. the person to whom the promise in a covenant is made

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Etymology

Origin of covenantee

First recorded in 1640–50; covenant + -ee

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

covenantee

When such a covenant is made, the legal estate in the land passes at once to the covenantee under the statute.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

It was held that he could not recover, because he was not privy in estate with the original covenantee.

From The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes

It has already been shown that covenants for title, like warranties, went only to successors of the original covenantee.

From The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes

It would aid our studies if we could say that wherever assigns are to get the benefit of a covenant as privies in estate with the covenantee, they must be mentioned in the covenant.

From The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes

According to the general opinion there must be a privity of estate between the covenantor and covenantee in the latter class of cases in order to bind the assigns of the covenantor.

From The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes

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