devisee

[ dih-vahy-zee, dev-uh-zee ]

/ dɪ vaɪˈzi, ˌdɛv ə zi /

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noun Law.

a person to whom a devise is made.

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Origin of devisee

First recorded in 1535–45; devise + -ee

Words nearby devisee

devious, devisable, devisal, devise, devised, devisee, devising, devisor, devitalize, devitrify, Devizes

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How to use devisee in a sentence

Or, if the land has been given to a devisee, he can require the executor or administrator to pay the mortgage.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
A person to whom real estate is given is called a devisee; the receiver of personal property a legatee.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
Any person may be a devisee or legatee including married women, minors and corporations.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
A person benefiting under a will is a legatee of money, or a devisee of land, and not an heir to either.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

If he dies intestate it goes to his heir-at-law, and if he devises the estate it goes to the devisee.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for devisee

devisee

/ (dɪvaɪˈziː, ˌdɛvɪ-) /

noun

property law a person to whom property, esp realty, is devised by willCompare legatee

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