devisee
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of devisee
Example Sentences
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He did it to oblige my respected uncle, leaving blanks for the name of the devisee, not liking to make a will so very decidedly in favour of his own son.
From The Two Admirals by Cooper, James Fenimore
The devisee, by the will, acted very strangely about the property.
From The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 by Various
If a testator devises mortgaged land, is the devisee or person who receives the land also entitled to the money due from the mortgagor?
From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney
Any person may be a devisee or legatee including married women, minors and corporations.
From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney
If he dies intestate it goes to his heir-at-law, and if he devises the estate it goes to the devisee.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
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